July 29, 2014 – At least eight people were said to have been killed on Monday night when members of the radical Islamic sect invaded Katarko town, Yobe State.
Sources say members of the sect arrived the village with vehicles and motorbikes, attacked a military based before moving into the town where they operated until 2AM.
“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.
