Terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram/ISWAP invaded Geidam, the headquarters of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, killed at least nine people in some parts of the ancient town.
According to reports, the incident was said to have happened in the late hours of Wednesday, when the terrorists infiltrated the town on foot as they could not drive in due to trenches dug to protect the town from the northern flank.
A source in Geidam town told newsmen that the assailants also burnt some structures at the Government Technical Secondary School, Geidam.
The Informant247 Naija News gathered that the attack is coming exactly a year after terrorists invaded the town and unleashed terror on innocent citizens.
Geidam is about 180 kilometers away from the Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. It shares a common boundary with Damasak in Borno State and international border with Niger Republic all to the north.
The Informant2467 learnt that the strategic farming community had previously suffered attacks by Boko Haram insurgents.
Security experts have in many fora argued that Geidam’s proximity with Borno to the north makes it vulnerable to Boko Haram attacks as terrorists are using the corridor as a springboard to attack soft targets in the town and its environs.
Security authorities in the state were yet to confirm the latest attack at the time of filing this report.
Source: The Informant247 Naija News