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JUST IN: Boko Haram Razes UN Facilities In Borno
- Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday evening, invaded Damasak town in Borno State and set fire on United Nations facilities, forcing humanitarian workers to flee for their lives.
- The attack was confirmed by a military source, saying the troops were fighting hard to ensure that the terrorists did not overrun the town.
Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday evening, invaded Damasak town in Borno State and set fire on United Nations facilities, forcing humanitarian workers to flee for their lives.
The terrorists were said to have set fire on the UN office and to at least three other international charity organisations contiguous to the UN facility.
A source in the town disclosed that “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.”
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the attack was also confirmed by a military source, adding that the troops were fighting hard to ensure that the terrorists did not overrun the town.
“They planned to attack the military base first, but we repelled the invasion. Pockets of them then went to the UN facility. The Nigerian Air Force aircraft have been called in and they are currently engaging in air interdictions on the terrorists,” the military source said.
UN facilities are becoming increasingly threatened in the North-East.
On March 1, the Boko Haram terrorists overran a UN hub in Dikwa, killing six civilians and forcing aid workers to retreat from the town despite urgent humanitarian needs temporarily.
On March 15, the fighters had attacked Damasak, the headquarters of the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno.
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