{"id":8488,"date":"2013-08-17T03:45:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T03:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/boko-haram-gunmen-strike-again-kill-11\/"},"modified":"2013-08-17T03:45:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T03:45:11","slug":"boko-haram-gunmen-strike-again-kill-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/boko-haram-gunmen-strike-again-kill-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram gunmen strike again, kill 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have stormed Damboa, Borno state, northeast Nigeria, opened fire on police and civilians and killed 11 people, residents and a local lawmaker said Friday.<\/p>\n

“The attack lasted until about midnight,” said Adamu Isah a resident of the town, referring to the Thursday attack, adding that “11 people died.”<\/p>\n

State lawmaker Ayamu Lawan Gwasha, who represents Damboa, also confirmed the details.<\/p>\n

Both Isah and the lawmaker spoke to reporters in Borno’s capital Maiduguri, roughly 85 kilometres (52 miles) from Damboa. Both said they had fled to the capital after the attack.<\/p>\n

Details were slow to emerge and the area military spokesman could not be reached for comment because of a phone blackout imposed by the military, an operational measure meant to block the Islamists from coordinating attacks.<\/p>\n

The phones have been down in Borno since May, when the state of emergency was declared.<\/p>\n

The fresh killings increased the tally of those killed this week by Boko Haram gunmen to 68, in Borno state alone.<\/p>\n

The killings have raised doubts about the efficacy of the emergency rule declared in the state, and neighboring states of Yobe and Adamawa, since 14 May this year.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian government has insisted it is winning the war against the Boko Haram insurgency and the bloodletting.<\/p>\n

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