An unspecified number of people have been reported killed at Damasak, the headquarters of Mobar local government in Borno state when suspected members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), which is another faction of Boko Haram operating in the northern part of Borno State on Saturday night launched an attack on the town.
The insurgents were reported to have targeted the United Nation hub, which houses all UN workers and other NGOs working in the area.
They were said to have also hit facilities belonging to other organisations, including the central warehouse of the World Food Programme (WFP), which was heavily looted during the attack.
It was gathered that an airstrike to dislodge the attackers from the town instead bombarded a residence where a naming ceremony was going on, causing heavy casualties.
The police station in the local government was also reported to have been burnt down as the operatives ran and abandoned the facility owing to superior fireworks from Boko Haram fighters.
An unconfirmed report indicated the insurgents captured and slaughtered two soldiers.
Chairman of Mobar local government area, Hon. Mustapha Bunu Kolo, who confirmed the attack to few journalists, described the attack as “worrisome”.