Few hours after
President Muhammadu Buhari’s condolence visit to Maiduguri Wednesday over the
killing on Sunday of 30 persons on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway, Boko Haram made
a push for the troubled town.
The insurgents at
about 7pm attacked Jiddari Polo, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, causing many
residents to flee into town.
The daring push of the
insurgents into Maiduguri was however contained by the military who engaged
them in a shootout, according to the people fleeing from the area.
One of the residents
of Polo Jiddari, Margaret Ibrahim, said that about 7:30pm residents fled from
their homes for fear of being attacked or hit by bullets.
She said: “I ran into
the bush on hearing sporadic gunshots.”
Another resident, Yusuf
Abbas, said: “Many of us have fled into the town as Boko Haram has come to
attack us again.”
More detail shortly................
