At least six people, including women, were killed and many sustained injuries when insurgents fired a mortar bomb into Damboa town in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state.
This medium gathered that the criminal elements came at exactly 8:30 pm to Waluri bridge in Damboa town and attacked a civilian JTF location.
According to a security source, after they could not gain access into the town, the attackers fired a mortar bomb into the town.
“There was an attack by ISWAP last night in Damboa town, we lost six people including women and more than 20 people were rushed to the hospital, the situation is calm now,” a security source said.
While commenting on the incident, a top member of Civilian JTF said, “Our members resisted them and two were seriously wounded and then they fire mortar bombs into town.
“We are sad this thing is happening in Damboa but we are not going to allow evil to prevail. As we speak, 6 people have been killed, 23 others are currently receiving treatment in the hospital.”
