Insurgency: Boko Haram attacks Gulak town in Adamawa

Boko Haram attacks Gulak community in Adamawa

Suspected Boko Haram members have been reported to have had a face-off with the Nigerian army in Gulak town, the Headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa.

Naija News gathered that the terrorists had attacked the town on Monday evening, Daily Sun reports.

Confirming attack on Gulak town, the Madagali LGA Council Chairman, Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed, said the community was being heavily attack.

Muhammed stated that the details he got from his people in Gulak town show that there was sporadic shooting going on.

“The attack started around 7:00p.m., on Monday, and as I am talking to you now ( 9 pm) there is still on-going gun shot in the town.

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“I am appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari as a matter of urgency to send more soldiers in the area.” Muhammed said.

He said the number of casualty had yet to be ascertained because the fighting was still going on,

When contacted, Alhaji Haruna Furo, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency ( ADSEMA), said that they are still attempting to discover what occurred.

“We are still making contacts to find out exactly what is happening.” Furo said.