#Boko Haram Attack Gombe Town, Raid French-Owned Factory

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a series of attacks in Nigeria’s restive northeast on Tuesday, opening fire on troops in one town before raiding a French-owned factory in another, witnesses said, according to www.pmnewsnigeria.com

The violence in Gombe state came just after midday and began with a gunfight at a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Nafada town.
Multiple residents said Islamists overwhelmed the soldiers before entering Nafada where they set fire to a police station, robbed a bank and razed a political party office.

They then drove off in 4×4 trucks and on motorcycles to the town of Ashaka 20 kilometres (12 miles) away, where the French industrial giant Lafarge has a cement plant.
Staff at the Ashaka plant said French nationals were on site at the time of the raid, but there was no firm evidence about their condition, with the security forces and officials in Gombe unavailable to comment.

The twin attacks underscored the worsening security situation in the northeast, where violence has continued at a relentless pace despite government claims of a truce with the Islamist rebels.
 

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