The Boko Haram fighters, in a fresh wave of attacks, invaded Damasak town in Borno State on Saturday, setting fire on United Nations facilities and forcing humanitarian workers to flee for their lives. SaharaReporters learnt that the terrorists, aided by their deadlier Islamic State West African Province fighters, set fire to the UN office and to at least three other international charity organisations contiguous to the UN facility.
“The terrorists came into the town in gun trucks. They first embarked on a looting spree. They carted away aid supplies meant for the Internally Displaced Persons before they set fire to the UN hub in the town and three other buildings belonging to other aid organisations,” a source in the town narrated.
A navy supply confirmed the Saturday attack on Damasak however said the troops were combating hard to make certain that the terrorists did no longer overrun the town.
“They deliberate to attack the navy base first, but we repelled the invasion. Pockets of them then went to the UN facility. The Nigerian Air Force aircraft had been referred to as in and they are presently carrying out air interdictions on the terrorists,” he stated.
UN facilities are becoming increasingly more threatened within the North-East.
On March 1, ISWAP jihadists overran a UN hub in Dikwa, killing six civilians and forcing resource employees to retreat from the city notwithstanding urgent humanitarian desires briefly.
On March 15, the combatants had attacked Damasak, the headquarters of the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno.
The United Nations is yet to react to the state-of-the-art assault on its facility within the kingdom.
No comments:
Post a Comment
We love to hear from you!
THANKS.