Several feared killed as Boko Haram attacks Damboa in Borno state

Suspected members of Boko Haram this morning
around 5am launched an attack on Damboa village
in Borno, killing several people and destroying
properties, Premium Times reports. Today's attack
comes barely two weeks after an attack on security
formation was launched in the village.
An official of the state's vigilante group, Abbas
Gava, said he spoke with his men in Damboa village
who confirmed the attack. He said soldiers have
deserted the village after attempts to protect it was
met with serious resistance from Boko Haram, who
consistently engaged them in gun battle. He said
the sect men have taken over the high way leading
to the village and have on two occasions engaged
the soldiers in a fierce gun battle that have forced
the soldiers back to Maiduguri, the state capital.
"Since the attack, Damboa has no police or
soldiers. It is only the vigilantes that are there and
we know their limitations. Casualty could be very
high because my contacts in Damboa said they
are still picking and piling the corpses. But many
houses, nearly half of what remains of the several
attacked town has been burnt” Mr Gava said.
A senior security official confirmed the attack but
said the casualty rate is yet unknown.