Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Attack Nafadi Town, Factory in Nigeria

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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have carried out a series of attacks in two towns in northeastern parts of Nigeria on Tuesday, opening fire on troops in one town before raiding a French-owned factory in another, witnesses said.

The militants opened fire on army troopers at a military checkpoint on the suburbs of the town of Nafada in Gombe State on Tuesday.

They also set a police station ablaze, robbed a bank, and ruined the office of a political party, according to residents.

The extremists "blew up a police station with rocket propelled grenades." Nafada resident Abubakar Galda said.

Following the first raid, the militants rushed toward the town of Ashaka, some 20 kilometers [12 miles] away, setting fire to a French cement plant.

The fate of French nationals at the plant is still unknown, workers at the site said.

Boko Haram is relentlessly committing crimes despite claims of a ceasefire with the militant group by the government. The Nigerian government announced on October 17 that it had secured a deal with Boko Haram for a truce and the release of more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the group back in April.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team