Boko Haram Kills 8, Blows Up Bridge In Yobe

Islamist sect, Boko Haram has continued unleashing terror on the northern part of Nigeria, with an attack on Katarko village, outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe state on Monday, killing eight persons and blowing up an important bridge.

 

Katarko, which is 22 kilometers south of Damaturu the Yobe state capital, is a community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state, and believed to be one of the strongholds of the sect in the Northeastern state.

Residents told newsmen on phone that the insurgents stormed the town around 7:30 pm, first attacking the military base before moving to some houses where eight persons were killed. The insurgents operated unhindered until about 2.00am on Tuesday, it was learnt.