Boko Haram Militants Kill Over 10 Soldiers,12 Policemen And Civilians In Buni Yadi

A military source has confirmed that the Boko
Haram Islamist sect in Yobe State killed over
10 soldiers, including several civilians, on
Monday. Yobe State is believed to be the
‘second hub’ of Boko Haram where they are
noted for being seen and moving about
openly, even in broad daylight. It is considered
a ‘safe area’ for the group coming after
neighboring Borno State, their home base.
The insurgents, according to the military
source, attacked a military facility at Buni
Yadi on Monday evening, and without
provocation, had opened fire on them. The
military returned the gunfire, and
SaharaReporters was told, had successfully
repelled them. Eyewitnesses say it was a
heavy exchange of gunfire that continued well
into the night, and had lasted at least three
hours.
Buni Yadi is located in the Gujba local
government area of Yobe state. The military
facility, sources told SaharaReporters, is also
located close to a police facility.
The Boko Haram sect went into the town
under the cover of darkness, wearing green
colored military uniforms without insignia,
with heavily armed vans, and also had the use
of a tank, which was used to force their way
into the military base.
Sources said the sect militants burnt down
the palace of the district head, court and
Divisional Police headquarters.Among the
victims are the Divisional Police Officer,
Divisional Crime Officer and at least 12 other
policemen that were killed in the attack.
Military officials, and spokesmen who brief the
news media on direct engagement with the
Boko Haram, are strangely silent on this
Monday evening attack. A SaharaReporters
source said that they are not passing along
any information to the press regarding the
Monday fire fight with the Boko Haram, at this
time.
Aside from the SaharaReporters source that
confirmed ten dead military personnel, no
other information following the attack,
including the scores of suspected wounded
military personnel among their ranks, has
been issued.
At press time residents in the Gujba local
government area are stunned, and tensions
remain high in the town of Buni Yadi, with the
fear of yet another impending attack by the
Islamist group arriving at any time. Not
helping frayed nerves says a SaharaReporters
source, is the behavior of local police, and
especially, the military. Sources say
confidence among local residents is at a low,
with the local military remaining tight-lipped
over additional security measures that may be
taken in the aftermath of a dramatic late night
attack that has left at least ten dead.