Suspected Boko Haram sect members have launched attacks in
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
DAILY POST reports that gunshots are being fired in all
directions around Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri, as residents scamper for safety.
This is coming in less than 24 hours ahead of the visit of the Acting
President, Yemi Osinbajo. He is scheduled to visit the state tomorrow,
Thursday, to distribute relief material directly to thousands of victims of
Boko Haram Insurgency.
DAILY POST gathered that, the insurgents who came through
Jiddari Polo ward of Maiduguri came with loud gunfire that put the whole town
in a serious confusion as people took to their heels in a move to save their
lives.
Residents of Jiddari Polo who are still indoors are calling
on friends and relatives for prayers.
A resident, Salama Audu, who spoke to DAILY POST on phone
said, she does not know the whereabouts of her husband and two children who
went out to buy bread just before the fighting began.
“We are at home when they said they want to go out and buy
bread, now I cannot get them on phone after several calls. My husband did not
pick, neither did he call back”, she lamented.
The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani
Usman in a text said, people should not panic and that people should not
runaway as the military was on top of the situation and had restored normalcy.
Also Lt. Col. Kingsley Samuel, the Deputy Director, Army
Public Relations 7 Division Nigeria Army said the situation was under control.
“The general public is requested not to panic but stay
calm”, he said.
By Maina Maina
