Eight killed in yobe terror attack

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents
have reportedly killed eight people in Katarko
village in the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe
state capital.
The terrorists allegedly blew off an important
bridge during the siege.
Katarko, which is 22 kilometres south of
Damaturu the Yobe state capital, is a
community in Gujba Local Government Area of
the state and believed to be one of the
strongholds of the sect in the Northeastern
state.
Residents revealed to journalists that the
insurgents stormed the town last evening, first
attacking the military base before moving to
some houses where they killed the civilians.
One of the residents who claimed that the
siege was on for over seven hours, told
journalists on Tuesday morning that, “they
(suspects) came here and launched an
unsuccessful attack on the military base before
embarking on some selective killings within
town living us with eight casualties presently
being prepared for burial."
He said the insurgents stormed the town
without any form of resistance.
It was also gathered that during the siege the
insurgents blew off the Katarko Bridge linking
Damaturu to their stronghold-Buni Yadi, the
capital of Gujba Local Government Area of
the state. This area connects Yobe and
neighbouring Borno and Adamawa states, all
under emergency rule as a result of the Boko
Haram insurgency.