Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) inspect a street of the Jiddari Polo neighbourhood of the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri, on Februray 16, 2019 where Boko Haram fighters shot residents while two suicide bombers blew themselves up, killing eight people. – The attack came hours before Nigeria’s electoral commission announced it was postponing today’s presidential and legislative vote for a week. The killings came after the group overran a military base north of Maiduguri few days before, stealing an armoured vehicle and torching buildings in an attack that left “several soldiers” missing. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)
BY INUSA NDAHI
MAIDUGURI – Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect on Wednesday evening invaded some parts of Miringa town of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, shooting sporadically at a Military School, hitherto a State Government’s owned Girls Secondary School, GGSS.
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Miringa is a stone throw to Buratai, the home base of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, and few kilometers away from Biu, where the newly established Army University is sited.
A resident of Miringa town, who spoke to our Correspondent at time of the attack, said the insurgents were sighted attacking the said school along a Biu- Miringa- Buratai- Buni Yadi- Damaturu road.
He said that many residents about 8:30p.m., had fled into the bush as the troops deployed to safeguard the school engaged the terrorists in shootout at press time.
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