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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