Boko Haram Sect Attacks Telecommunications Offices in Taraba

The peace of Easter was, at the weekend,
shattered when gunmen suspected to be members
of the dreaded Boko Haram invaded a village in
Taraba State, killing no fewer than 15 people, while
about 20 were injured.
This is coming at a time when a five-year-old girl
was burnt to death after gunmen bombed the
Government Girls' Secondary School, in Yana, the
headquarters of Shira Local Government Area of
Bauchi State.
In the Taraba tragedy, it was gathered that gunmen
in large numbers had invaded Gidin-Doruwa, in Wukari
Local Government Area, at 1.30am on Easter
morning.
In the attack, a church and private buildings were
razed, while some villagers were killed. Villagers
stated that the attackers had opened fire on
anything insight.
It was gathered that policemen were promptly
drafted to the community to confront the invading
gunmen. In the exchange of gunfire, other people
were also killed.
Police spokesman, an Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP) Joseph Kwaji confirmed the attack,
revealing that combined team of mobile policemen
from the state command, Mopol 34 Squadron,
Gombe and 14 Squadron, Adamawa State confronted
the invaders.
Meanwhile, the Taraba State government has
condemned the attack. Special Assistant to the
acting governor on Media and Publicity, Aaron
Atimas, quoted his boss as say-ing: "Government
would do everything possible to protect lives and
property of the citizenry," adding: "The
perpetrators of the crisis must be brought to book.
Government cannot fold her arms and watch her
citizens die in the hands of heartless people."
In a related development, gunmen, who struck. at
about 2.30am, in Bauchi, also bombed the Shira Local
Government Secretariat Conference Hall, where 15
vehicles were razed to ashes.
The staff quarters and school bus of the GGSS
were also burnt to ashes, as the gunmen took away
the private vehicle of the school principal
A security source revealed that there were 195
girls writing the West Africa Examinations Council
(WAEC) in the school at the time of the attack.
It is not yet ascertain the number of casualty at
the time of this report, but a witness told our
reporter on telephone that the situation, especially
in the school, was that of pandemonium.
"As I am speaking to you, there is confusion
everywhere.
There is smoke everywhere," he said.
The security source however, gave assurance that
all the 195 girls in the school were safe, claiming the
schoolgirlsl "don't even know what happened."
He said soldiers from Bauchi and Jigawa states
ambushed the attackers and recovered some
motorcycles, IEDs RPGs, and a green Hilux"
Before fleeing, the gunmen also attacked and burnt
police quarters, GSM masts belonging to MTN, Glo
and Etisalat mobile telecommunications companies in
Yana town.
The suspects further attacked a branch of First
Bank and destroyed the vault.
Apart from the five-year-old girl, who was burnt to
death, no other casualty was recorded as all the
students were reported to be safe.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi
State Police Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed,
confirmed the attack in Yana, saying combine
security forces were on the trail of the attackers
Be sure to visit www.vicwapblog.com for more tutorials.