Boko Haram insurgents have continued their capturing of towns in the Northeast, with the latest being Damasak in Borno, which was captured on Monday.
300 soldiers at a camp in the town were said to have fled when the insurgents stormed the town.
According to reports, the terrorists came on a reprisal mission, as five of their men were killed by soldiers on Friday in their failed attempt to attack the town.
A military source in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, who confirmed the attack, said it occurred at about 5am on Monday but argued that the soldiers who fled were “caught on the wrong foot and unprepared.”
“When they attacked on Friday, we were able to sight them from far and shot a mortal at them which hit their vehicle, killing five persons instantly. They had to beat a retreat.
“We were also able to capture one of their buffalo vehicles as they did not know what hit them,” he said.
He continued, “the insurgents came back on Monday better prepared and sent our men parking.
“My colleague who was among the 300 company at the Damasak camp called me from Gubio that the insurgents attacked today (Monday) at about 5am and overrun our camp.
“No one is sure of the number of casualties on both sides, but it was large and the civilians too did not go unaffected as the insurgents have killed so many people in the town and equally sent many fleeing,” he added.
He also confimred that the town had fallen to the inurgents, saying, “they are still there now and have sent many people on the run.”
Also, a resident of the town who managed to flee during the attack, said, “As I am speaking to you, I am on the run with many other people. Our town was attacked today and we have all fled for our lives. Some of us are moving towards Niger.”
Source: TodayNgr
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