Suspected terrorists, at midnight of Saturday, March 23, launched an attack on a military base in Gujba town, located in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
During the assault, a soldier lost his life, and the perpetrators also set fire to a military patrol vehicle.
This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement to PUNCH on Sunday.
“The only thing I can confirm to you now is the attack. A soldier was killed, and troops and CJTF engaged the suspected terrorists,” he said.
According to credible sources within the vicinity, The PUNCH learned that the alleged insurgents, who launched an assault on the town at midnight, firing randomly and later targeting the military installation, were eventually driven back by armed forces who pursued them into the nearby wilderness.
A resident of Gujba, Modu Bahna, while narrating his ordeal, said, “They (suspected terrorists) stormed the town some minutes after midnight, shooting sporadically and majority of us took to our heels into the surrounding bushes for our dear lives.”
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“The attackers did not kill any civilian or loot food or other essential commodities stores,” another source, Dala Bukar, said, adding, “They only attacked the two patrol vehicles in the military base where a soldier was killed.”
Following the tragic loss of 15 soldiers during a communal conflict in Delta State, another distressing incident has unfolded with the killing of a wealthy individual.
Among the casualties were two Majors, a Captain, and 12 soldiers, who lost their lives while responding to a call for assistance amidst clashes between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in the state.
