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.
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.
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