Boko HaramNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Attack, Residents Of Kanamma Flees Into Bush

Residents of Kanamma in Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State have fled their homes following an ongoing attack by Boko Haram militants.

They were said to be currently taking refuge in the bush.

Kanamma is the birthplace of Boko Haram insurgency in the state and is about 200klm from Damturu, the Yobe State capital in northeast Nigeria.

This is coming barely 24 hours after reports claimed that the Boko Haram spiritual leader, Abubakar Shekau had appointed a new War Commander.

According to residents, prior to the attack, the community saw some Boko Haram fighters but could not report due to fear.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yobe Police Command Damaturu ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the attack.

“There was a Boko Haram insurgents attack on Kanamma, but unfortunately, we lost contact with Police in Kanamma due to the absence of mobile network in the area.

“We will update you when we reach out to them,” he said.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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