Boko Haram burns trucks, official vehicles in Yobe

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents person reportedly destroyed 4 vehicles, including trucks, 1 of which was laden with goods worthy millions of naira, during an aboriginal greeting onslaught connected Geidam municipality successful Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State.

According to residents of the affected community, the insurgents infiltrated the municipality astatine astir 4:30 americium connected Friday portion astir radical were dormant and acceptable vehicles parked successful beforehand of the Geidam Local Government Secretariat ablaze.

A nonmigratory said the attackers archetypal targeted the secretariat, wherever they burnt a Toyota Hilux and a Sharon autobus belonging to the section government.

“As they were leaving the secretariat, they came crossed 2 trucks. One of them was loaded with goods worthy millions of naira belonging to traders who attended the Geidam play market,” the root said.

“The traders had loaded their goods and were waiting until greeting to statesman their travel home. The insurgents acceptable the motortruck and each the goods connected fire. Nothing was taken.”

The root added that the attackers besides burnt different articulated conveyance parked wrong the marketplace premises, bringing the full fig of vehicles destroyed to four.

Another nonmigratory said the insurgents appeared to person changed their mode of cognition by abandoning motorcycles earlier entering the municipality connected foot, seemingly to debar attracting the atten...