6 killed and many injured as Boko Haram insurgents invade Adamawa

Hell was let loose in Yola, the Adamawa
State Capital Thursday night as suspected
Boko Haram insurgents unleashed terror
in the state capital.
During the attack which lasted several
hours, at least six people were reported
killed, while many others sustained
injuries.
Eyewitness account told Vanguard that
the suspected insurgents in their large
number stormed the popular Kasuwar
Gwari market along Mubi Bye Pass,
fingered their victims and shot them at
close range.
The eyewitness added that serious
stampede ensued in the area and spread
to other parts of the state capital like wild
fire.
In the ensuing confusion, several people
sustained injuries as people ran for their
lives following sporadic shooting.
The military enforcing the state of
emergency in the state have launched a
man haunt for the fleeing suspected Boko
Haram members.
The man haunt has led to the closure of
all roads leading to and from the state
capital thereby creating long queues along
the major roads.
As at the time of this report, all the major
markets in the state capital have
remained closed and shut, even as other
shop owners operate at low level.
Anxious Journalists who visited the
Brigade Commander of the 23 Armoured
Brigade, Yola, Brigadier General Fattai Alli
went away in disappointment as he said
he was too busy to talk to the press.
Adamawa alongside Borno and Yobe
states have their state of emergency
extended by another six months following
unending activities of Boko Haram
insurgents.