Boko Haram Seizes Four Towns In Borno And Yobe States

Last week, Boko Haram men took
over four towns in Borno and Yobe
states after a gun battle with
military men guarding the areas.The
four towns they seized are; Gwoza
in Borno state and Buni Yadi, Buni
Gari and Goniri, all in Gujba local
government area of Yobe State.
Not only did they overwhelm the
Nigerian soldiers deployed to guard
the towns, they also killed at least
100 residents, including the brother
of Emir of Gwosa and the chief
Imam of Gwoza’s major Mosque.
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A top security source told Sahara
Reporters that Boko Haram had
successfully beaten back three
separate columns of Nigerian troops
from Gwoza. “The most recent was a
team of soldiers led by Lieutenant
Colonel Agwu of the former Special
Operations Battalion (SOB) now 234
Battalion,” the source said.
Security sources also disclosed that
the sect killed or wounded
numerous Nigerian soldiers during
their initial assault and, days later,
in a counter-offensive mounted by
the Nigerian Army to try to wrest
the town back from the stranglehold
of the Islamists.
The militants are now said to be
occupying camps abandoned by
soldier after they fled from a series
of fierce battles Boko Haram.
Boko Haram also bombed Katako
Bridge that links Buni Yadi with
Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
The Nigerian army are said to be
planning to retake the four towns.