The terrorists struck about 5.30pm and started shooting sporadically before soldiers engaged them with superior firepower. He confirmed that normalcy had returned in Shuwa town of Madagali and some communities in Michika after Monday night’s attack by Boko Haram. In a related development, the Vice Chancellor of Yobe State University (YOSU), Prof. Yakubu Mukhtar, has blamed bad governance and parenting in Borno and Yobe states for the emergence of Boko Haram. His words: “Bad governance has been one of the main reasons for emergence of Boko Haram. I could recall that for years before the emergence of Boko Haram, my late mentor, Prof. Nur Alkali, was concerned about youths gathering in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2019 04:30 UTC