Boko Haram kills 8, bombs major bridge in Yobe!

According to reports, the sect members
arrived the village around 7.30pm in
motorbikes and operated unhindered till

2.00am. The men had unsuccessful attacked
a military base in the town before moving
into a residential area...
"They stormed our village with some
vehicles and many motorcycles, shooting
and chanting Allahu Akbar (God is
Great). The soldiers in Katarko had to
flee after seeing the large number of the
attackers. After attacking the village and
killing about eight persons and injuring
some others, we later heard a
thunderous explosion at the location of
the bridge; we all fled into the bush.
But in the morning, we later found out
that the bridge had been destroyed with
bombs”, said Mr. Lawan, a resident of
the village said.
The bridge attacked is the bridge linking
Buni Yadi and Damaturu, the state capital.