#BokoHaram attacks army base
Online newspaper, Premium Times, is reporting that at least eight soldiers have been killed in Sasawa, a village in Damaturu LGA, Yobe State, after suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched an attack on a military base.
An army spokesperson, Kayode Ogunsanya, confirmed the attack but declined details on the actual casualty.
An unnamed officer told Premium Times that one of the slain soldiers was an officer and that a civilian was among those killed when the insurgents attacked yesterday.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abdulmaliki Sumonu, has also confirmed that the village was attacked on Tuesday night.
A resident of Sasawa, Adamu Lawan, also confirmed the attack in a phone interview with journalists.
Sasawa is an agrarian community some located 36 km north of Damaturu, the state capital. The village was once under the captivity of Boko Haram before it was liberated. The latest attack is the first in recent times by the Boko Haram in Yobe State.
