Boko Haram Attacks Motorists In Yobe State

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked motorists near Lantaiwa, a community located 70 kilometres north from Damaturu the Yobe state capital, northern Nigeria and 30 kilometres to Dapchi where 110 schoolgirls were abducted in 2018.

NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, Lieutenant Chinonso Oteh, told ChannelsTV that operatives of the army have been mobilized to the area, however, information on whether passengers have been abducted or not is still sketchy.

This online news platform understands that the Boko Haram insurgents had last Sunday succeeded in destroying two telecommunication masts in Babbangida the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Council of the State in order to stop the locals from sharing information with the security personnel.