Emerging report indicates that hundreds of civilians fled their homes, when suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, attacked Damboa town, in the Southern part of Borno State, on Thursday night.
It was learnt that the ISWAP fighters stormed the town in utility vehicles, at about 5:30pm, raining bullets in the air, as the civilians ran into the nearby bushes.
An Aid worker who did not want his name in the print, disclosed that they heard heavy gunshots, and there was confusion everywhere, because it was already getting dark when the insurgents penetrated the town.
His words: “Hundreds of people are in the bushes as we speak now, the heavy gunshots were scary, and there was a state of confusion in the town, as women and children were crying.
“They entered into the town, but some Policemen said they voluntarily left after about an hour of gunfire. We are safe now, the situation is calm as of 7:45pm, except for one or two shootings by the Military.”
A Security Source who spoke, said that the attackers who came with several Anti-Aircraft guns, AA, attacked the Mobile Police Base and overpowered the riots Police, before moving into the town.
He said: “They came with several AA guns mounted on utility vehicles, shooting heavily, and attacked the Mopol Base, but unfortunately they overpowered the Police before entering into the town.
“I can confidently tell you that they did not attack the troops from the Nigerian Army’s 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa.”