Boko Haram pamphlets with Arabic and Hausa inscriptions, advocating the establishment of Islamic State, have littered Geidam town in Yobe state, following the insurgents attack Friday evening.
The insurgents have taken up arms against the state since 2009, with the aim of establishing an Islamic caliphate in Northeast Nigeria
Geidam, a town 128 kilometers from Damaturu, the state capital, is the birthplace of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and the immediate former governor of the state, Ibrahim Geidam.
It is also not far away from Kannama, a community 10 kilometers to the Niger Republic, believed to be the birthplace of Boko Haram.
The insurgents had launched several attacks on the town this year. During their attack in February, they abducted three officers of the Nigeria Customs Service.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE learnt that when the insurgents struck on Friday evening, they were bushed back by the military airstrike.
However, they destroyed telecommunication masts, thereby leaving the town without networks.
The spokesperson of Yobe State command, Dungus Abdulkarim, who confirmed the attack said the insurgents’ pamphlets were dropped all over the town.
He said the terrorists burnt many buildings and carted away food items.