Last week, Boko Haram men took over
four towns in Borno and Yobe states after a gun battle with military
men guarding the areas.The four towns they seized are; Gwoza in Borno
state and Buni Yadi, Buni Gari and Goniri, all in
Gujba local government area of Yobe State.
Not only did they overwhelm the
Nigerian soldiers deployed to guard the towns, they also killed at least
100 residents, including the brother of Emir of Gwosa and the chief
Imam of Gwoza's major Mosque. Continue...
A top security source told Sahara Reporters that Boko Haram had successfully beaten back three separate columns of
Nigerian troops from Gwoza. “The most recent was a team of soldiers led
by Lieutenant Colonel Agwu of the former Special Operations Battalion
(SOB) now 234 Battalion,” the source said.
Security sources also disclosed that the sect
killed or wounded numerous Nigerian soldiers during their initial
assault and, days later, in a counter-offensive mounted by the Nigerian
Army to try to wrest the town back from the stranglehold of the
Islamists.
The militants are now said to be occupying camps abandoned by soldier after they fled from a series
of fierce battles Boko Haram.
Boko Haram also bombed
Katako Bridge that links Buni Yadi with Damaturu, the Yobe State
capital.
The Nigerian army are said to be planning to retake the four towns.
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