Gunfire rocked the city of Damaturu
for some seven hours after a group of about 20 gunmen - some in military
uniform - targeted the hospital late on Thursday. Sources say they succeeded in
carting away drugs and other hospital equipment and fled with ambulances.
Clashes between militants and the
security forces spread to other parts of the city which saw scores of people dead mostly the insurgents . A health worker described
seeing a police vehicle ferrying corpses to the mortuary.
Residents who described the attack
as "audacious" said the gunfire was heavy, continuous, and loud.
They also said that people in
Damaturu were surprised that it had taken the military at least an hour to
respond.
Authorities later imposed a 24-hour
curfew, and streets were deserted on Friday.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please add your comment...