Nigerian
soldiers yesterday repelled an attack by gunmen suspected to be members of the
Boko Haram on Gombi Town of Adamawa State,North East Nigeria.
A resident,
Gambo Mohammed, told PREMIUM TIMES that “The men came in from Zangula Village
through the road by the side of Government Girls College at about 5:30 p.m.
in a motorcade and started shooting which sent many residents scrambling
for safety as the shooting continued for over two hours.
Sources
also reports that soldiers confronted the gunmen in a shootout and chased them
from the village.
The
acting chairman of the council, Japhet Kefas, also confirmed that the
soldiers confronted the gunmen.“The insurgents were in my council
headquarters and am in Yola, so l cannot say much about it,” he said “But
report reaching me says that the army is chasing them and has taken over all the route into and out of Gombi”
The
casualty from the attack is yet to be ascertained. The defence headquarters is
also yet to release a statement on the
attack.
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