25 Boko Haram Members Killed In Damboa After Invasion But Soldiers Repelled Attack

                       

Despite the standing orders by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, commanding all service chiefs to comply with the ceasefire agreement between Nigeria and Boko Haram in all theaters of operations, insurgents invaded Damboa but soldiers repelled the attack killing 25 Boko Haram members.  

Confirming the ceasefire Friday, Badah said, “A ceasefire agreement has been reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad.

“I have accordingly directed the service chiefs to ensure immediate compliance with this development in the field, Air Chief Marshal Badeh said.

The attack on Damboa had cast much doubts that many concerned had expressed over the much talked- about ceasefire deal the federal government said it signed on Friday with the Boko Haram gunmen.

Boko Haram had on the 17th of July 2014 hoisted their flags in Damboa after a deadly gun battle that left, five policemen, several soldiers and Lieutenant Colonel Commanding the military base in Damboa dead with property worth billions of naira destroyed.

It was reliably gathered from reports that insurgents invaded Damboa town at about 5:15pm on Sunday.

Damboa is south and 85km drive from Maiduguri, the state capital. It also share borders with Sambisa forest where Boko Haram has its largest suspected training camp.

Recounting the ordeal, a source said “terrorists numbering over 100 in 7 Hilux pickup vans and motorcycles fully armed with Rocket Propelled Launchers, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), AK47 rifles stormed the town on Sunday night, they realized that the town has started picking up live following returning back of many fleeing residents after military took over from the terrorists who had captured the town in June this year, but we are happy that they were confronted”.

A top security source who is not authorized to talk to the press confirmed the incident in Maiduguri yesterday. He said, “There was an attack on Damboa on Sunday evening and our soldiers had effectively repelled them and killed 25 of them during a shootout.

“The soldiers were able to recover several ammunitions including a ‘Buffallo Armoured Personnel Carrier which the terrorists abandoned”, he said.