Another Borno town "Damasak" captured by B’Haram

                                                                                 

           The Boko Haram insurgents on Monday captured another town, Damasak in Borno State, sending 300 soldiers fleeing.

            A military source revealed to Punch correspondent in Maiduguri that the insurgents had on Friday attacked the town in the northern part of the troubled state but were repelled by soldiers who killed five of their men.He said that the Monday early morning attack was a reprisal, which “caught our men on the wrong foot and unprepared.”The military source spoke to our correspondent in Maiduguri on condition of anonymity. He said the insurgents came in large numbers, attacking Damasak at about 5am on Monday.

          He said, “When they attacked on Friday, we were able to sight them from far and shot a mortal at them which hit their vehicle, killing five persons instantly. They had to beat a retreat.“We were also able to capture one of their buffalo vehicles as they did not know what hit them.”He said they came back on Monday better prepared “and sent our men parking”.He said, “My colleague who was among the 300 company at the Damasak camp called me from Gubio that the insurgents attacked today (Monday) at about 5am and overrun our camp.“No one is sure of the number of casualties on both sides, but it was large and the civilians too did not go unaffected as the insurgents have killed so many people in the town and equally sent many fleeing.”

         The military source said definitely the insurgents had captured the town as “they are still there now and have sent many people on the run.”A resident of the town, Modu Masta, who spoke to Punch correspondent on the telephone, said, “As I am speaking to you, I am on the run with many other people. Our town was attacked today and we have all fled for our lives. Some of us are moving towards Niger.” Via.punch