was let loose in Yola, the Adamawa
State Capital Thursday night as
suspected Boko Haram insurgents
unleashed terror in the state capital.
During the attack which lasted several
hours, at least six people were reported
killed, while many others sustained
injuries. Eyewitness account told
Vanguard that the suspected
insurgents in their large number
stormed the popular Kasuwar Gwari
market along Mubi Bye Pass, fingered
their victims and shot them at close
range. The eyewitness added that
serious stampede ensued in the area
and spread to other parts of the state
capital like wild fire. In the ensuing
confusion, several people sustained
injuries as people ran for their lives
following sporadic shooting. The
military enforcing the state of
emergency in the state have launched
a man haunt for the fleeing suspected
Boko Haram members. The man haunt
has led to the closure of all roads
leading to and from the state capital
thereby creating long queues along the
major roads. As at the time of this
report, all the major markets in the
state capital have remained closed and
shut, even as other shop owners
operate at low level. Anxious
Journalists who visited the Brigade
Commander of the 23 Armoured
Brigade, Yola, Brigadier General Fattai
Alli went away in disappointment as he
said he was too busy to talk to the
press. Adamawa alongside Borno and
Yobe states have their state of
emergency extended by another six
months following unending activities of
Boko Haram insurgents.
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