“It was an attack (by Boko Haram) on the
military at a location between Jakana and
Mainok”
Nigerian soldiers on Sunday morning stopped
traffic along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway
for three hours as they engaged Boko Haram
terrorists in a shootout.
After the shootout, the military said soldiers
escorted a long convoy of stranded travellers
to Damaturu.
Security sources said the shootout took place
at Lawan-Mainari village, about two
kilometres from Jakana town. The terrorists
had reportedly targetted a military base but
were repelled.
Jakana is about 41km from Maiduguri, Borno
State capital. The town has been attacked
several times in the last 10 years.
Confirming the development to our reporter,
Bukar Adam, a local security operative who
lives in Jakana, said the soldiers halted
movement on the highway for over three
hours to avoid civilian casualties.
“The Boko Haram gunmen came out through
the Lawan-Mainari axis of the highway to
probably attack the military base there. They
had engaged one another in a shootout for
some hour.
“One is not sure if they had repelled the
attack but the soldiers are yet to open the
roads,” he said.
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Senior military personnel who spoke to a
PREMIUM TIMES reporter on condition of
anonymity also confirmed the incident but
declined to give details.
“All I know is that our soldiers are engaging
the terrorists who were out to cause mayhem
on the highway,” he said.
The Borno State commander of the Rapid
Response Squad (RRS), Abioye Babalola, also
confirmed the development.
He said the attack had been repelled and
travellers have been escorted in a long
convoy down to Damaturu, the Yobe state
capital.
“It was an attack on the military at a location
between Jakana and Mainok,” he said.
“The military has effectively repelled the
attack and reopened the road for commuters.
But we have to provide an escort to them
down to Damaturu, to avoid any likelihood of
the terrorists returning to attack innocent
travellers.”
Source:- Premium Times
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