Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked an office of the Nigeria Customs Service in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State, killing one operative, Usman Gombe.

According to a report, the insurgents stormed the Customs office along Maine Soroa Road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10:00 pm on Saturday and started shooting.

“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,” a security source told newsmen.

He said the assailants also burnt down the Customs patrol van, a generator, and part of the office building.

“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 town disclosed that the activities of Boko Haram insurgents on the outskirts of Geidam had increased in recent times.

“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.

https://.ng/2023/10/22/breaking-boko-haram-insurgents-attack-customs-office-in-yobe-kill-operative/

Rip to the deceased.


“Instead, the security operatives
have relocated over 17 checkpoints
into the town where they also
taxed traders that brought goods
through the same route''.

They're all the same, tasking Nigerians left and right.
See as dem dey scamper for safety, dey even scale fence, if dem jam innocent Nigerians nw dat wan na story for anoder day.

We don't have good intelligence agencies in Nigeria, coupled with the bad eggs in our military

With good intelligence gathering, such attacks will not happen, this is where CIA, MI5, MI6 and the rest pass us

The military who overthrew the democratic government in Niger Republic is tinubu's problem not this.

Ok...that is good...I think the likes of Sheikh Gumi are giving presidential hand shake and are celebrated by the Nigerian government and Northern Muslims?....

Even Buhari a known Boko haram founder was the president and today a grand patron of Boko haram " Shetima" is the vice President?...

Make we dey watch as e dey go...very soon I assure people that, Nigeria will will be worst than Afghanistan

Those bastards have returned.... pls no more useless amnesty nor repentant nonsense

This modafuka nearly finish our army!

untrained civilian that strongly beleives his allah will guide him to victory and he nearly succeeded!


RIP Shekau! your manhood lives on.

The wicked!