More than 48 hours after the Islamist sect Boko Haram
attacked Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, latest reports emanating from
the state indicate that normalcy is gradually returning to capital.
According to a report published by The Nation Newspaper online, the 24 hours curfew imposed on the town following the Monday attack has been relaxed by 11 hrs.
It was however disclosed that panic and fear still rent the air with all kinds of rumours of another impending attack.
It was gathered that many residents are also leaving the town with their families either to their villages or other neighbouring cities.
Some travellers were sighted on the Potiskum-Kano road, while other routes, apart from Gujba road, which leads to the stronghold of the insurgents have remained busy with vehicular and human movement, the report stated.
It was also stated that the three major motor parts in Damaturu have remained busy with travellers heading to different locations.
Residents who are almost running out of foodstuffs in their homes trooped out to the markets to make purchases and top-up their food stocks before the curfew will come in force in the evening.
Some of the residents who spoke with newsmen expressed shock over the level of attack on the town but however praised the bravely of the Nigerian soldiers for containing the fire of the insurgents whom according to them were successfully repelled.
Shaibu Musa, a civil servant, said that he was pleased that the soldiers stayed to fight instead of stories from the other parts of the country where soldiers reportedly run for their lives in the wake of attacks.
“I am with what I saw. Contrary from what we have been hearing from other places that soldiers usually run away from this kind of attacks, the soldiers here were brave.
“They stood their grounds and fought very well to repel the insurgents. The jet that came from to help them did a very nice job. We salute the soldiers for keeping Damaturu for us,” Musa stated.
Below are some of the photos from Damaturu:
According to a report published by The Nation Newspaper online, the 24 hours curfew imposed on the town following the Monday attack has been relaxed by 11 hrs.
It was however disclosed that panic and fear still rent the air with all kinds of rumours of another impending attack.
It was gathered that many residents are also leaving the town with their families either to their villages or other neighbouring cities.
Some travellers were sighted on the Potiskum-Kano road, while other routes, apart from Gujba road, which leads to the stronghold of the insurgents have remained busy with vehicular and human movement, the report stated.
It was also stated that the three major motor parts in Damaturu have remained busy with travellers heading to different locations.
Residents who are almost running out of foodstuffs in their homes trooped out to the markets to make purchases and top-up their food stocks before the curfew will come in force in the evening.
Some of the residents who spoke with newsmen expressed shock over the level of attack on the town but however praised the bravely of the Nigerian soldiers for containing the fire of the insurgents whom according to them were successfully repelled.
Shaibu Musa, a civil servant, said that he was pleased that the soldiers stayed to fight instead of stories from the other parts of the country where soldiers reportedly run for their lives in the wake of attacks.
“I am with what I saw. Contrary from what we have been hearing from other places that soldiers usually run away from this kind of attacks, the soldiers here were brave.
“They stood their grounds and fought very well to repel the insurgents. The jet that came from to help them did a very nice job. We salute the soldiers for keeping Damaturu for us,” Musa stated.
Below are some of the photos from Damaturu:
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