Suspected Boko haram members on Wednesday attacked Bara, the headquarters of Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe state.

A resident, Mustafa Bukar who escaped with his wounded brother to Bajoga town in Gombe state told our correspondent that the assailants stormed the town around 11pm.

He said the gunmen numbering about 300 set ablaze half of the town and shot anyone at sight.

Bukar said some police in the area where attacked but could not ascertain if any of them got killed.

Telecommunication masts had been destroyed in the area by the insurgents in the past which hindered the incident coming to public knowledge late.

Bara is among the two local councils in the state previously under Boko Haram control but later liberated by the military recently.

Credit: DailyTrust