Insurgents from Boko Haram have launched a series of attacks in Yobe State’s Damaturu Local Government Area, resulting in terrible deaths and property destruction.
The attacks occurred around midnight on Saturday, with gunfire ringing across the community, which is 17 kilometers from Damaturu, the state capital.
During the assault, a mobile police officer and two civilians were slain, and the district head’s palace in Kukareta, located on the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road, was set on fire by the attackers.
According to eyewitnesses, the attackers, who are thought to be Boko Haram fighters, swooped on homes and looted food before burning them down.
Major General Dahiru Abdulsalam (rtd), the state security adviser, revealed in a press statement that suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out the attack, destroying the district head of Kukareta’s palace and two patrol vehicles belonging to security forces.
The assault also targeted an electoral collation center in Kukareta, killing one police officer and two civilians.
Abdulsalam asked the locals to continue assisting security services in their efforts to maintain peace and security in the region.