A rejuvenated rascal Boko Haram -affiliated force asserted control over the town of Gulak in Adamawa on Saturday, Per Second News gathered. ?The secretary to the government, Prof Liman Tukur has also confirmed the takeover.
?The capture of Gulak came amid an earlier take over of Bara in Yobe ?state. The insurgents raised their flags at the headquarters of the Madagali Local Government Area of the state.
In a?statement?confirming the attack, the secretary said, ?It has come to the attention of the Adamawa State Government that insurgents are now in Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area and had killed and displaced scores of people.
?On behalf of the people and government of Adamawa, his Excellency deeply sympathises with the people of Gulak and other surrounding villages and towns whose areas had been overran by insurgents.
?The concomitant effects of the insurgency like displacement of whole villages and towns create multitudes of internally displaced persons whose management and welfare, the government is left to bear.?
It said the state government would do as much as possible to assist the displaced persons.
It said the State Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency had been directed to hasten assistance to the displaced persons.
Meanwhile, reports from Michika, headquarters of Michika Council which borders Madagali local government area, said residents of some villages were fleeing to Uba, Mubi and Yola towns for fear of possible attacks.
Per Second News gathered that the Police Training School in Gwoza, Borno State, is still under the occupation of the Boko Haram sect, weeks after it was attacked and overrun by members of the violent group.
Findings indicated that about 27 riot policemen were yet to be found out of the 100 personnel that were receiving training at the school when the insurgents struck the place on August 20, 2014.
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