Kannama which is close to the Niger border with Nigeria was attacked on Monday, June 6 on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, The Nation reports.
Security sources who confirmed the attack said the insurgents failed in their attempt to over run the town, adding that no life was lost. However, the state police commissioner Chika Abubakar Maidama said that three of his men who were hospitalized at the Geidam General Hospital following the attacks have been discharged. He said the insurgents carted away with food items and other valuables during the attack. A resident of Kannama, Shehu Adamu, told the Nation newspaper that the “insurgents stormed the town yesterday by 9:00 in the evening shooting sporadically and attacked the divisional police station. They also attack some shops in the town in search of food”. Following the attack, more security forces have been deployed to Kannama general area to boost confidence in the locales, the Spokesman of 27 Task Force Brigade, Lt. George Okupe has said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian government in Abuja on Tuesday, June 7, has said it will begin investigation on the sponsors of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Speaking to lawyers during a protest against the activities of Boko Haram in the country, the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami said the federal government will unravel the root cause of insurgency in Nigeria soon. Malami said a judicial commission of inquiry will established to investigate how insurgency found its way into Nigeria. Representing the minister, the director in charge of general services, Lola Uket assured the protesting lawyers that the minister will act fast on their demands.
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