Boko Haram storm town near Cameroon border

Boko Haram fighters have stormed Gulak in the northern part of Adamawa state, near the hilly border with Cameroon where the fighters are believed to have bases.

Sabo Lukas, a witnesses who spoke to the Reuters news agency, said he saw the men from the armed group storming house to house and firing at residents, explaining that he was unable to keep count of the number of victims.

“As I am talking to you they are still there killing people,” Lukas, who escaped to the Adamawa state capital, said.

Tanko Wazumtu, an aide to Adamawa state Acting Governor Alhaji Ahmed Umaru Fintiri, also confirmed the attack, saying his own father was among those killed…

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