Lt.-Col.
Beyidi Martins, the Commanding Officer of the Special Battalion enforcing the
state of emergency in Mubi, Adamawa, said soldiers killed 12 gunmen who
attacked Mubi Central Market on Wednesday.
About 20
gunmen attacked bureau de change shops in the market, killing and injuring
about 10 people while they stole an undisclosed amount of local and foreign
currencies.
Martins
confirmed that the soldiers caught up with the escaping criminals near Digil
village in Mubi, where a shoot-out ensued, leading to the killing of the 12
insurgents.
He said
some amount of money and weapons were recovered from them.
This is
the second time within the year that the market will experience such attacks on
the bureau de change section of the market.
On each
of the occasions, the army succeeded in arresting some of the gunmen.
Some
residents of Mubi who spoke on the situation, commended the army for the
effort.
“They
deserve commendation and sustained support and cooperation of the public to
enable them to continue the good job,” the residents of the commercial border
town said.(NAN)
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