Joint Security Task Force
| credits: file
| credits: file
Yobe State Military Joint Task Force has confirmed that 11 people
were killed in separate attacks as suspected members of the Boko Haram
sect invaded the Government Secondary School and a military checkpoint
in Damaturu, the state capital.
The military spokesman in the state
Lieutenant Eli Lazarus, in a statement explained that two
teachers, seven students and two insurgents were killed during the
attacks. Apart from the 11 civilians killed, three
soldiers were critically injured in the
clash that lasted for over five hours.
The army spokesmen said three of the
suspected Boko Haram members were caught alive and were currently in the
custody of the JTF.
Medical Officer of the Damaturu
Specialist Hospital, Salem Umar, confirmed that 11 corpses were brought
to the hospital, He added that six students also
sustained various degrees of injuries and were currently receiving
treatment at the Damaturu Specialists Hospital.
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