The
Commanding Officer of the Special Battalion enforcing the state of emergency in
Mubi, Adamawa, Lieutenant Colonel Beyidi Martins, has confirmed that soldiers
killed 12 gunmen who attacked Mubi Central Market yesterday.
About 20
gunmen attacked bureau de change shops in the market, killing and injuring
about ten 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 such attack on the market within a year.
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