Just In: Panic as Boko Haram invades Yobe community

A huge number of armed Boko Haram, suspected to be ISWAP group on Sunday evening invaded Tarmuwa, the headquarters of Babangida Local Government Area of Yobe State.

A Vanguard source said the insurgents armed with Anti-aircraft trucks and grenades fired sporadically at security formations and communities, leading to pandemonium as residents scamper for safety.

Tarmuwa is a local government area in Yobe State with headquarters in the town of Babangida. The town has witnessed series of deadly Boko Haram attacks.

Fleeing residents who spoke on condition of anonymity said the whole town was in pandemonium and people were running helter-skelter when they sighted Air Force jets, to avoid the incidence of misfiring that happened early this month in Buhari village of Yunusari LGA, where 10 innocent civilians were killed and several others injured when the Air Force jets were deployed there.

Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Mohammed Goje, in a telephone call with Vanguard confirmed the latest attack on Tarmuwa.

He said, “Yes, I received a distress call from one of my workers this evening that some armed members of terrorists invaded Tarmuwa town.”