The dreaded Boko Haram insurgents on Friday attacked security formations in Damagum, the headquarters of Funne Local Government Area of Yobe State, witnesses have said.
Damagum is 73km away from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, and 23km away from Potiskum, the commercial city of the state along the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway.
Residents told Channels Television that the insurgents, who came to the town around 6pm, engaged security forces with a view to achieving their aim.
Witnesses also said the insurgents attacked the military unit command in Damagum, the Divisional Police Station in the area, as well as the police barracks and the official residence of Funne Local Government Area, Digma Gana, burning all the structures.
They said the security operatives on ground stood firm in repelling the attack.
The insurgents, who came in large numbers using Hilux vehicles and motorcycles, were said to have retreated to the suburb of the town chanting war songs.
Confirming the development, Gana, however, disclosed that no life was lost during the attack.
He also revealed that the Local Government Education Department and the office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development were set ablaze by the hoodlums.
The chairman also said two Toyota Hilux vehicles belonging to the Council Area as well as the old Government Lodge and the Guest House of the Emir of Funne were burnt during the attack.
Gana said the insurgents broke into three shops, carting away several food stuffs, beverages and medicine.
The chairman praises the gallantry of the security operatives who stood firm in repelling the attack.
He said the hoodlums may have invaded the area in search of food and other necessities.
Damagum was last attacked by the insurgents on March 28, 2012.
Several lives were lost during that attack.
The Damagum attack caused severe panic among residents of Damaturu.
They are yet to recover from a serious attack on December 1, 2014 by the hoodlums in an attempt to take control of the Yobe State capital.
Security forces rallied to rout the insurgents from the town.
They arrived ask early as 5am.
Channels Television.