Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Adamawa, Kill At Least Three

At least three people were reportedly killed on Monday when gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists stormed a community in Adamawa State.

The State Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, confirmed the attack, noting that the assailants attacked Dabna, a community in the Hong Local Government Area of the state in the wee hour of today.

Apart from the lives wasted, the terrorists set ablaze houses and shops and carted food items away, Naija News learnt.

CP Babatola condemned the raid describing it as unfortunate. In a statement regarding the attack, the Adamawa Police Command spokesman, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, said the Commissioner of Police had given men of the command a swift and marching order to trail and arrest the masterminds of the ugly incident.

The police, however, warns that attacks on innocent citizens would not be tolerated under whatsoever guise because the command holds the lives of citizens sacrosanct, and such unwarranted attitude would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws.

CP Babatola reiterated the command’s interest in protecting the lives and property of citizens, adding that it is vital to work with other sister security agents in protecting the people’s fundamental rights.

The police chief appealed for calm, emphasizing that the command was doing everything legally possible to detect the perpetrators of the dastardly act.

An eyewitness, according to Channels Television, confirmed that the attackers stormed the community riding on two motorbikes in the wee hours of Monday, shooting sporadically.

Local vigilantes are said to have shot at one of the terrorists, but his colleagues carried him away.