How ISWAP Fighters Raided Borno Hospital, Set Telecoms Mast On Fire

ISWAP fighters has raided a Borno State hospital and has set telecoms mast on fire.

Suspected fighters of the Islamic States of West African Province (ISWAP), attacked a community hospital and burnt down a telecommunications mast in Mugumeri Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday, November 3.

DailyTrust reports that the suspected fighters of the Islamic States of West African Province (ISWAP), stole some drugs and other medical consumables from the hospital during the raid.

A security source disclosed that they divided themselves into two groups.

While the military exchanged gunfire with a group of the ISWAP fighters, the other group sneaked into the hospital to steal drugs, a refrigerator and some bedsheets.

The source said:

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“They attacked the town from behind, burning down Airtel Mast and ransacking the hospital. They went away with drugs, a refrigerator and some bedsheets.”

Magumeri is some 40 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the state capital.