Heavy fighting continues in Damaturu

More than 12 hours after members
of the terror sect, Boko Haram,
launched a ferocious attack on
Damaturu, the Yobe State capital,
military sources said fighting still
raged on between the militants
and federal troops.
It is still hazy, however, to ascertain
the level of casualties, but scores of
the terrorists, residents and some
soldiers were said to have been
killed in the attack, which started
around 8pm on Friday.
A military source told our
correspondent on the telephone
on Saturday that heavy fighting
continued throughout the night as
the terrorists were well prepared
for the battle but met a much more
combat ready federal troops.
It was learnt that Damaturu
residents remained indoors even at
daybreak as gunshots still boomed
and explosions could be heard in
some parts of the state capital.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports
claimed that more than 200 Boko
Haram members might have been
killed as they attempted to invade
Adamawa State, using the Askira-
Uba, a border town between Borno
and Adamawa states, as a launch
pad.
“They wanted to enter Adamawa
through Askira-Uba, but ran into the
waiting arms of the troops which
killed about 200 of them,” the
source, who craved anonymity,
added.