Boko Haram raids Yobe towns, loots foodstuff

Boko Haram militants on Saturday attacked two Yobe towns, Fika and Ngalda, carting away foodstuff.

 The recalcitrant religion extremists according to an eye witness shot sporadically on their arrival at the towns to scare away people in their bid to loot.

 Chairman of Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Abare, while addressing newsmen on Sunday, said the major targets of the militants were shops in which they looted several food items as well as beverages. He disclosed that no life was lost in the incident.

 A resident of the area, who gave his name as Ibrahim Mohammed, told journalists in the state that the terrorists first launched an attack on Ngalda, which is the Yobe/Gombe border town. He said they proceeded from Ngalda to Fika town, the headquarters of Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State.

 The resident said the gunmen also attacked the local government secretariat, the magistrate court and the Divisional Police station.

 The Yobe State Police Commissioner, Mr. Markus Danladi, declined to comment on the attack, saying the Military Joint Task Force was the only body that was in a better position to comment on the development.