Pandemonium yesterday enveloped Mubi, the commercial nerve centre of
Adamawa State, as Boko Haram attacked a military unit, police station, the
emir’s palace and prison in the city.
It was gathered that the insurgents,
in a swift attack, moved from Michika to Uba and finally Mubi where they
wreaked devastating havoc.
In the attack, the Mubi Divisional Police Station, palace of the Emir of
Mubi, Alhaji Isah Ahmadu, a military unit in the city and the prisons were hit.
No fewer than 45 inmates of the prison were said to have escaped.
All efforts to get the Army Public Relations Officer of the 23rd
Armoured Brigade, Yola, Captain Jaafaru Nuhu, failed, as his phones were not
reachable, as at the time of filing this report.
It was, however, gathered that the military engaged the insurgents in a
gun duel to prevent them from attacking the country home of the Chief of
Defence Staff, Alex Badeh.
As at time of filing these reports, the number of casualties on both sides
could not be ascertained.
Meanwhile, Mubi residents are leaving the city in droves. Confirming
this, a prominent figure of Mubi Emirate Council, who pleaded anonymity, told
Daily Sun on phone that residents had been escaping to Cameroun through the mountains
as well as other routes.
In a related developemt, anxiety has enveloped residents of Yola
metropolis, with parents whose wards are in the three tertiary institutions in
Mubi, expressing fears over their safety.
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