Report coming from Dapchi, the headquarters of Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State revealed that Boko Haram attacked the town on Wednesday evening. According to Channels Television, the suspected Boko Haram members attacked the town which is 100 kilometers from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
Report from locals revealed that the attackers came to the town where Leah Sharibu and about 100 students of Government Girls Science Technical College were abducted in February 2018, through neighboring Jumbam village Channels Television has reported.
Some suspected Boko Haram members have attacked Dapchi town, the headquarters of Bursari Local Government Area of Operation Lafiya Dole. The report also indicated that the insurgents set some residential houses and government structures on fire during their invasion of the town
At the time of this report the acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Sector 2 of Operation Lafiya Dole, Lieutenant Chinonso Oteh, said the details of the incident were unclear when he was contacted. The attack comes two weeks after some insurgents stormed the town and set ablaze the telecommunication networks in Dapchi.
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Meanwhile, the UNICEF has revealed that the Nigerian military has release over 3,559 Boko Haram suspects since into power of the current government of General Mohamadu Buhari in 2016. This is according to UNICEF Communications Officer, Sam Kalu in a statement he made available to reporters in Abuja on Tuesday, the Vanguard reported.
Kaalu also disclosed that 223 children including 10 girls were released from Nigerian Army administrative custody and Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison after they were cleared of suspected ties with armed groups.
The statement also said that the suspects were released to the safe custody of Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, UNICEF and Borno State authorities in Maiduguri. According to him, since 2016, 3,559 people associated with armed groups have been released from administrative custody, including 1,743 children (1,125 boys, 618 girls).
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