about 300 boko haram group attack magumeri town in borno state.

A Boko Haram group of about 300 member attack

Magumeri town, in northern part of Borno State in the evening of Wednesday , setting on fire a military fertilities, police station and part of the town.

A member of youth vigilance group, who spoke namelessly to our reporter, said the rebellion group caught the soldiers safeguard the town by shock.

He said the soldiers had to move away after early swap over of shooting, giving the revolutionary the opportunity to loot and put down waste the town.

The civilians were said to have in use to their heels as soon as the tough squad of insurgent arrived the town at about 5:30pm Wednesday.

He said; “They (insurgents) came in at least six Toyota Hilux vehicle, 10 motorcycles and some on foot.

“They were over 300 Boko Haram as shortly as they came into the town, they start  gunfire and the soldiers oppose back but were overcome with most of the soldiers run away.

“This gave the insurgent chance to loot and burn up the barracks to ash both the police station in that area.”

He further said that the victim shape was still unidentified.

He, however, said that the military resistant from Gubio and Maiduguri and had the town plain of the marauding insurgent.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, established the assault on Magumeri in two separate journalists let go.

In the first let go, he said: “crowd of 8 Task Force Division, Operation LAFIYA DOLE have let down an harass of Magumeri town, Borno State Wednesday evening.

“The terrorists who came with some motor vehicle at about 6.00pmattempted to set the town on fire and kill the residents but the opportune interference of the crowd disallowed that accident.

“The crowd have neutralize fairly a number of the assailant and those that runaway with gunfire injury are being chase.

“So far, the crowd has well again three cars and great amount of arms and bullets.”

He assure to give you additional information on the chase and wash up process.

These information he afterward gave in the second discharge where he affirmed that: 

“Please remember that supposed Boko Haram terrorists try to let loose disorder on Magumeri town, Magumeri Local Government Area, Borno State the recent past (Wednesday) evening.

 The opportune interference of the military let down the assault.

“While group are still consolidate and mopping up, it is very important to state that beginning search shows that the attacker of Magumeri came from the same neighborhood. The terrorists that assault the community are well recognized to the people.

“It ought to also be well-known that the rural community was by no means harass all through the time of the rebellion for some mysterious reason. The terrorists and their teammate hibernating in the area were never exposed.

 There seems to be an unholy alliance between the terrorists and the villagers.”

He added that: “Consequently, we are embarrassed to state that it’s now high time for the people to take up the clash themselves and help the Nigerian military and other security agencies to guard them. It is a serious error and illegal offence to continue to shield or harbor any known Boko Haram terrorist in their middle.

“The terrorists must be uncovered and their actions punctually account to the security agencies. The terrorists are brutal and barbaric, consequently cannot be trust to standby anybody in be responsible for their brutal acts.”

He more said: “It is very important that all neighborhood in the North East particularly Borno State, must completely help with the military and the Security agencies by revealing Boko Haram terrorists in their own towns and community.”

Also confirming the assault, mr Victor Isuku  the Public Relations Office of the Borno State Police Command, a deputy manager of police, exposed in a statement that one police officer deploy to suppress the assault was misplaced and an additional blast on the leg by the insurgents.

Mr Isuku, in the declaration, said: “the recent past evening, information was conventional that Magumeri town was under harass by Boko Haram terrorist rudiments.

“On receiving of the account, squad of FSARS and EOD workers were rapidly gather together to the sight. A mobile police Sgt. Haliru Aliyu deployed with the military in Magumeri on particular obligation was slay at the same time as one Sgt. Lawrence Ayeni sustained gunfire harm on his leg and is at present at the military hospital getting healing.”

He further that: “A water tanker and a bus belong to Magumeri LGA, and two other civilian vehicles were blistered. Military strengthening from Damasak town to Maiduguri, occupied the dodging Boko Haram terrorists and improved one Toyota Hilux vehicle increase with Anti-aircraft pistol from the terrorists.”