Boko Haram terrorists yesterday attacked residents of Dapchi, the Yobe town where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted on February 19, 2018. A s
Boko Haram terrorists yesterday attacked residents of Dapchi, the Yobe town where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted on February 19, 2018.
A security source said the insurgents burnt the houses of some residents who fled the town with many residenst taking refuge inside the bush.
“They came in many vehicles and are patrolling the town as I speak to you,” the source said.
Anka Aliyu, a resident of Damaturu, the state capital, said mobile lines to Dapchi have been unreachable since reports of Boko Haram fighters storming the town this evening.
A soldier, who preferred anonymity said that for some months now, villages around Dapchi have been alerting security agencies about the movement of Boko Haram fighters.
“They have been complaining about the movement of the terrorists who they said go about sometimes in the evening or early in the morning,” the soldier said.
Commuters from northern parts of Yobe to Damaturu have reportedly been forced to abandon the Dapchi-Damaturu road because of escalating attacks by Boko Haram. People travelling to Damaturu from six local government areas now go through Potiskum, a longer route.
