Gombe State Police Commissioner, Kudu Nma, has confirmed that outlawed violent group, Boko Haram, on Thursday attacked Bajoga town in Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State.
He said the gunmen, who reportedly arrived the town in six hilux vans, started shooting sporadically, causing pandemonium while the panic-stricken residents fled in different directions.
Nma, who spoke on the telephone with our correspondent, however, said he could not give further details as of the time of filing this report as his men on the ground had joined efforts to repel the insurgents’ attack.
A resident of Bajoga, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said two fighter jets were hovering over the town, while ground troops had continued to engage the insurgents in a gun battle.
Some of the insurgents were said to have headed towards Ashaka, which houses Ashaka Cement Factory, a factory where truckloads of explosives were carted away by the insurgents about a month ago.
Bajoga is a border town with Gujba area of troubled Yobe State, an area that has been under Boko Haram’s control for over five months.
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