According to an unnamed military source of SaharaReporters, over 10 soldiers lost their lives in a gunfight. The number of perished policemen and civilians may have reached 12 people. The Divisional Police Officer and the Divisional Crime Officer might have also died in the assault.
A group of Boko Haram fighters, wearing military uniforms without any signs, entered the town in the darkness. The insurgents have allegedly targeted a military facility at Buni Yadi, which is located not far from a police facility.
The terrorists, who were driving a tank and vehicles with heavy weapons installed on them, engaged the military in a gun fight, which lasted for no fewer than three hours.
The local source further added that the residence of the district head, court building, local police headquarters were set ablaze.
None of the top military officials spoke about the Monday’s assault with the press. The source of SaharaReporters explained such silence by the order, which banned sharing the details of the attacks due to the seriousness of its nature.
It has been gathered that moral of the locals and of the military is low. Tensions in Buni Yadi were high, because the fear of another possible Boko Haram attack was in the air.
It would be noted that Adamawa, Borno and Yobe remain under the state of emergency rule for another period of six months. Yobe is considered as the ‘second hub’ of extremists, as Boko Haram members may be spotted walking freely in broad daylight. This state is also described as a ‘safe area’ for the sect, who had intensified its terror in the neighbouring Borno State, their home base.
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