Just In gunshots in Damaturu, Yobe State.
It is not
clear what the details of the situation are but many believe members of
the Boko Haram Islamic sect are making a move to take over the state
capital after overrunning Mubi, another town in the North east state.
According to
Jonathan Gopep, a Channels TV correspondent in Damaturu, the attack
started some minutes before 6am on Monday morning.
He said,
“Many people are running helter-skelter. I would be honest with you; the
military are here but they are being professional… careful not to harm
civilians.”
We are yet to get an official confirmation of the said siege.
The call by
the Federal Government for an extension of Emergency Rule in Yobe, Borno
and Adamawa has met with stiff opposition in the National Assembly but
deliberations are still ongoing to find a lasting solution to the
lingering impasse.
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