A gun battle between security forces and suspected members of the Boko Haram sect ensued today in Damaturu the Yobe state capital.
The Yobe state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Patrick Egbuniwe who confirmed the incident, said intelligence reports brought to the attention of security operatives the presence of the sect members at the Bundigari- Powari ward of Damaturu.
The police however said that apart from the area, no other place has been affected as normal activities are going on in some parts of the state.
Mr. Egbuniwe adds that the extent of destruction cannot presently be ascertained.
This gun battle in Damaturu is happening a week after a suicide bomber ran into a military convoy killing ten members of the Joint Task Force (JTF)in the state capital.
