Boko Haram sect has razed down masts belonging to MTN and Airtel in the town of Geidam, Yobe state, the hometown of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and immediate former governor of the state, Ibrahim Geidam.
As gathered from Daily Trust, the attackers had initially strucked on Friday evening, but took cover following air strikes from the military.
However, the insurgents reportedly returned after the Air Force jet which hovered around the town left.
One of the residents, Ali Maina, lamented on the havoc caused by the dreaded sect as several properties were destroyed.
“We are more frightened this time around, because we don’t know their mission. We are cut off from both MTN and Airtel services obviously they have tampered with the system.
“We are currently at the mercy of God praying for protection, they have more than 15 Hilux vehicles. Security forces need to do more to tackle this attacks," he said.
Also confirming the attack, Yobe State Police Spokesman, Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed that letters with mixtures of both Hausa and Arabic inscriptions advocating the establishment of Islamic state were dropped all over the town by the insurgents.
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