The northeast state of Borno on Thursday
night witnessed yet another attack by
suspected Islamic militants as no fewer
than 11 persons were killed in Damboa
town. Witnesses said gunmen shot civilians and
police in Damboa, about 85km from the
state capital, Maiduguri. The latest killing comes almost one week
after suspected insurgents killed 44 people
in a mosque in the nearby town of Konduga. Local official Ayamu Lawan Gwasha said
security forces repelled gunmen who
attacked the police station and a military
post in Damboa. Farmer Mustapha Aji said
other militants gunned down civilians and
firebombed about 20 homes. He told the Associated Press that residents
had the premonition of an impending attack
following the deaths in Konduga and had
asked for more security; which was yet to
arrive. Details of the attack are sketchy as there is
no telecommunications network in Borno
State since the declaration of emergency
rule by President Goodluck Jonathan in May
in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in order
to battle the militants.
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