Boko Haram Killed Chief Imam In Nafada, Gombe, Sets Government Secretariat & Police Station On Fire

The relative peace being enjoyed in Gombe State was
shattered on Tuesday as gunmen suspected to be
members of the Boko Haram sect attacked the
headquarters of Nafada Local Government Area of
the state.
The attack, which occurred in the afternoon, left a
few people dead.
Several towns in Borno and Adamawa states have
been occupied by Boko Haram, whose onsluaght
since 2009 had left no fewer than 13, 000 people
dead while thousands of displaced citizens have fled
to neighbouring Cameroon and Niger Republic.
A resident of Nafada told Daily Sun on telephone that
the gunmen stormed the town at about 12: 30 p.m.
local time, in four Hilux vans and numerous Bajaj
motorcycles, wielding guns and shooting sporadically
into the air.
He said they immediately set the police station and
the local government secretariat ablaze.
"The gunmen proceeded to the house of an Islamic
cleric named Adamu Misira and opened fire on him
and other people numbering over 10 that were there
with him, killing all of them. They had earlier killed
the soldiers on duty at the check point between
Gombe and Yobe states, located in Nafada," he said.
Suspected terrorists attacked the central motor park
in Gombe metropolis on Friday, October 31, killing
over 30. The Nafada attacks makes it the second
attack in less than a week.
The state Police Commissioner, Kudu Nma told
news,men they were yet to hear of the incident, at
the time of filing this report. He however pledged to
divulge the details when they emerge.

Sent From David Aniemeka