PRNigeria learnt that scores of armed terrorists, suspected to be ISWAP militants who recently defeated Ibrahim Shekau’s Boko Haram elements, stormed the Borno State town in a convoy of gun trucks.
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Zulum saw destructions by the insurgents at the palace of the Shehu of Dikwa, Nigerian Army’s 81 DIV TF BN NASC 9 Headquarters, 22 Armoured Brigade headquarters, UN Humanitarian Hub, Primary Healthcare Centre and IDPs camps.
Twenty-three women received N5,000 cash from a total of N115 million, while 11,000 male heads of households were each provided with a bag rice, a bag of beans, a bag of maize grits and a packet of cooking oil.
The troops restored order in Dikwa town following an attempt to breach security and peace in the area by Boko Haram Terrorists who attacked some areas in the town on Friday.
President Buhari spoke in a condolence message to the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, the government and people of Borno Stateon Saturday.
The Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the North East, Mohammed Kanar, said some of the dead have been buried, while the injured have been moved to medical facilities for adequate treatments
With the recovery of the two local government areas, the routes for the insurgents to flee the country have been blocked, the Army said