Suspected Boko Haram foot soldiers yesterday launched an attack in Borno State with civilian residents scampering for safety.
Factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau
Reports say Boko Haram insurgents stormed Auno village 7:15pm yesterday, about 13 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State.
They fired some shots as soon they arrived Auno, a serene town along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, some 12 Kilometres to Maiduguri, Borno capital, causing panic among residents.
According to a source who spoke to Daily Trust,
"Some motorists were forced to make u turn on hearing the sound of exchange of guns. Some drivers made u-turn to the nearest village, I guess to Jakana," the source said.
You recall, twenty seven people died, with 64 others injured in twin bomb blasts in Adamawa yesterday.
The bomb blasts rocked a mosque and stalls at a busy market in Mubi town, Adamawa yesterday, Eye-witnesses reported seeing over 60 people dead from the Adamawa bomb blasts.
Witnesses said loud explosions ripped through the Gwanjo market around 1 pm when the market was crowded and traders prepared for noon prayers, leaving behind dismembered bodies of victims.