No fewer than 30 persons are feared dead in Maiha, Adamawa State, when gunmen stormed the town in the wee hours of Friday.
The gunmen, who were reported to have arrived in Maiha at about 3am, wrecked havoc at the Prison, Divisional Police Station, Government Lodge and the court in the town.
The gunmen were said to have bombarded the prison and set free an undisclosed number of inmates.
They also set ablaze two court rooms and the Government Lodge, sources said.
The state Controller of Prisons, Andrew Barka, confirmed the attack on the prison by the gunmen.
Barka, however, did not give details.
He said he was on his way to the town with the state Commissioner of Police, Godfrey Okeke.
Okeke would also not give details of the development.
He said he was on his way there to assess the situation.
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