The Boko Haram terrorists in gun trucks attacked Geidam, Friday, forcing residents to flee for safety, as they broke their Ramadan fast in Yobe. The insurgents in 10 gun trucks torched the telecom masts of Airtel and MTN, cutting off people from communicating on the attack of the border town with Niger. xConfirming the incident, yesterday, in Damaturu, the Police Command Spokesman, Dungus Abdulkarim said: “Leaflets written in Arabic and Hausa were distributed to residents of Geidam Thursday before the terrorists struck during the breaking of fast. The border town was attacked severally this year and 2019, with the torching of military and police posts in the last five years. Also, the military claimed yesterday that the terrorists were repelled.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2021 03:22 UTC