Over 50 People Killed In Adamawa Attack

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Over 50 people, including four soldiers, have died in two separate attacks in Adamawa State.

The soldiers and over 40 civilians died in a raid by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in three local government areas in the state.

The soldiers died in a gun battle on Sunday with the sect members in Garkida community in Gombi Local Government Area.

Garkida is the border town between Adamawa and Borno States and its south of the Sambisa forest, which is believed to be the hiding place of the sect.

Residents of Garkida community told Channels Television that the insurgents, who stormed the town around 5:00pm local time on Sunday, overpowered the military stationed in the town and laid siege on the community.

Hours after the attack residents of the community are still in their hideouts for fears of continuous attack by the dreaded sect, Boko Haram.

There is no official confirmation of the attack but eyewitnesses say that several residents of the community were killed in the attack.

Aside the military base, the group attacked two churches and destroyed several houses in the community.

Also, in Madagali Local Government Area, six persons were killed as suspected members of the group carted away food items.

The group also killed many people in three communities in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The affected villages in Hong Local Government are Zar, Lube, Mubeng.

An eyewitness said that the village head of Zar community, retired Wing Commander Dauda Daniel was declared missing after the attack.

Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of the State, Honourable Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has commiserated with the families of the victims in the affected local government areas.

In a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mr Solomon Kumanga, the governor said that the government was collaborating with other security agencies to end the activities of the group.

The acting spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, Mr Haa Micheal, could not confirm the attack as at the time of this report.

He, however, confirmed that he heard of a rumoured attack in the affected communities.

Adamawa State, Borno and Yobe are under a state of emergency rule that has lasted for over one year to enable the Nigerian Armed Forces, deployed for counter-terrorism operations since the insurgency stated in 2009, carry out their operations better.

The military said it is doing its best to contain the incessant bombings and attacks in the region, but requested for more funding and military equipment to enable them end the insurgency.