According to reports, suspected Boko Haram militants killed one agent, Usman Gombe, in an attack on a Nigeria Customs Service office in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State.
A source claims that about 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, the militants drove up in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover and began firing into the Customs office on Maine Soroa Road.
“They struck when they were sure the Customs officers had retired home. Panicked by the rain of bullets, the officers scampered for safety; some escaped through the gate, while others scaled the fence.
“Unfortunately, one of the officers, Usman Gombe, was shot dead while attempting to climb the fence,”
the attackers also set fire to a portion of the office building, a generator, and the Customs patrol truck.
“This is the second time the Boko Haram insurgents are killing Customs officers. Last month, an officer, Babalola, and his junior officer were abducted and later killed by the insurgents,” the source said.
Residents of the community revealed that Boko Haram insurgent activity on the outskirts of Geidam had risen recently.
“They collect taxes from farmers and herdsmen a few kilometres from the town, and nobody is doing anything.
“Instead, the security operatives have relocated over 17 checkpoints into the town where they also taxed traders that brought goods through the same route. We are in difficult condition in this town,” one of the traders alleged.
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