Olayemi Esan
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Katarko village a distance of 18 kilometers away from Damaturu the Yobe State capital.
Sources told SpyeTV on Thursday that, the attackers drove into the community around 10:00 a.m. in one Armoured Personnel Car and six Toyota Hilux mounted with anti-aircraft guns.
The residents who fled to the bush for safety said, the insurgents might have come to loot foodstuff as today, Thursday, is the market day of Katarko village.
Other unconfirmed sources from the village revealed that the military had ambushed the Insurgents while returning back to their base.
When our correspondent put a call through to the Army spokesperson at Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation Sectors Hadin Kai, it was unreachable as at press time.
