Suspected Boko Haram fighters launched an early morning assault on Geidam, Yobe State, destroying four vehicles. The raid occurred around 4:30 am on Friday as residents remained asleep. The militants focused their initial efforts on the Geidam Local Government Secretariat, where they torched a Toyota Hilux and a Sharon bus.
Upon exiting the facility, the attackers encountered two trucks. One of these vehicles was fully packed with merchant goods valued at millions of naira, belonging to traders who had participated in the local weekly market. The insurgents set both the vehicle and the cargo on fire, leaving nothing behind. A fourth vehicle, also an articulated truck, was destroyed near the market site.
Witnesses noted a tactical shift in the group’s behavior, as the fighters now approach the town on foot to evade detection by security forces. Residents have called upon state and federal authorities to bolster security measures and provide better equipment to confront the threat. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, spokesperson for the Yobe State Police Command, verified the occurrence of the attack.
