Residents rushed into their houses and businesses closed hurriedly on Sunday evening while the attack occurred.
While the attack on Damaturu occurred, scores of vehicles trying to get to the town were stranded as the army blocked the roads leading into the town. Governor Babagana Zulum was, however, not in the convoy, which was said to be travelling to Gombe where it would be joined by the Borno governor for a tour of Southern Borno.
“We arrived this place since 3.00 p.m. and realised that the road is closed by the soldiers. They did not give us any explanation until we started getting information that Boko Haram are trying to attack Damaturu,” Mr Shettima said. “It’s very obvious that we are going to sleep here with little children. Many of my passengers are going for Christmas and look at what has happened now. I just pray for Allah’s protection on us on this road,” the driver, who identified himself as Shehu, said.
This are all lies there was no attack, instead of talking about rice in kano you are lying against the government
Budget 2020..... another 2milliona dollars for military equipment loading
They are always repelling.... Kill them all and wash them off the surface of planet earth with their own blood.....
iam_Mehrooz They should have prevented it at the first place.
A friend of mine confirmed the attack yesterday night on phone conversation but PMB and Buratai says defeated
Fake news. Major Gen Buhari (retd) has since defeated Boko Haram since 2015. This type of news only comes up when they need foreign aid that Femi Adeshit renounced the other day.
Technically defeated terrorists still around?
Someone is definitely lying here... The govt told us BH has been technically defeated
But our govt told us bokoharam had been technically defeated and they are at the fringes of the Nigerian borders, so how did they get to disturb the movement of the governor inside town?
You don't mean it, this old man said they don't have BH again, let them keep deceiving their self... Nigeria is now fucked up, look how Christmas in Lagos is quite like we are in Borno in BH territory