By our reporter| The military on Sunday aided by fighter jets foiled an attempted attack by Boko Haram along Gashua road in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital.
According to residents of the town, the insurgents were sighted around 5.00 pm along Babangida town, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government council as they advanced to the state capital.
The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, Lieutenant Chinonso Oteh, who confirmed the incident, said the planned attacks by the insurgents were repelled.
Normalcy, according to resident’s of the town has since been restored in the area.
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