Boko Haram takes over Damboa town in Borno; ...hoists flag, kills over 100

About a hundred people may have been killed in a deadly assault on Damboa town in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, less than 24 hours after an initial raid of the area by gunmen.

The town, which is just about 90 kilometres from the capital of the state, Maiduguri, where there are reports that the attackers suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect hoisted a black and white flag after the attack that occurred on Saturday.


Survivors of the earlier attack, which took place on Friday on the town, were trying to bury their dead after the insurgents were said to have fired propelled grenades and lobbed homemade bombs into homes.

People who tried to escape were shot down while most of the buildings razed by the suspected terrorist group members.

Residents of nearby villages and towns are said to have started fleeing their homes after the deadly Saturday attack which looks like the insurgents may have taken over the town.

Several villages in the state have been attacked by suspected members of Boko Haram who are demanding an Islamic State and an end to western education in the region.