Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Monday attacked a
military base and burnt down Sasawa town located 27 kilometers to Damaturu, the
Yobe state capital.
Details of
the attacks were still sketchy by press time due to lack of telecommunications
network.
According Daily Trust the attack happened around 6:00pm yesterday when
the assailants stormed the village in three Hilux vans and two motorcycles, and
dislodged the military men in the area.
A source who
escaped from the town told Daily Trust that the town was razed by fire.
The source said,
“They burnt down the entire town and we learnt that three
security vehicles have been seized by the insurgents, but no death has been
reported so far.”
The Police
Commissioner, Yobe State command, Sumonu Abdulmaliki confirmed the attack but
said he could not give details
“All I can confirm to you is that Sasawa came under attack yesterday by
the insurgents but there is no further detail for now. The town has no means of
communication at the moment so I don’t have any details of the current
situation,” he said
This
incident is coming barely four weeks after the insurgents attacked military
formations in Buniyadi and Kumuya base, both in Gujba Local Government Area of
the state.
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