•Shekau
Suspected Islamic militants on
Thursday night attacked Damboa town,Borno State killing at least 11
people. Witnesses said gunmen shot civilians and police in Damboa, about
85km from the state capital, Maiduguri. The group was blamed for the
deaths of 44 people in a mosque in the nearby town of Konduga last
Sunday. Local official Ayamu Lawan Gwasha said security forces repelled
gunmen who attacked the police station and a military post in Damboa.
Farmer Mustapha Aji said other militants gunned down civilians and
firebombed about 20 homes. He told the Associated Press that residents
had feared an attack following the deaths in Konduga and had asked for
more security, but it hadn’t yet arrived. Another witness, student Adamu
Isah, blamed the attack on Boko Haram fighters. Details of the attack
have been slow to emerge because of a communications blackout imposed by
the military. In May, Nigeria declared an emergency in Adamawa,Borno
and Yobe states in order to battle the militants. On Wednesday the army
said it had killed Boko Haram’s second-incommand Momodu Bama, also known
by his alias “Abu Saad”. However, there has been no independent
confirmation of his death and Boko Haram has not commented on the
statement
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