Last night, news filtered that Michika town in Adamawa was under siege, as members of Boko Haram attacked residents. It has been revealed that as a result of the attack, some residents of Michika town passed the night in the hills and nearby bushes, as the attackers arrived the town around 9p.m and unleash the mayhem for about five hours.

They burnt three banks, police station, shops and part of the Michika Local  Government Council secretariat. They came in nine Toyota Hilux vans firing guns and throwing explosives. Two corpses including that of a staff of Bank of Agriculture were recovered this morning. However, during family counting it was discovered that 13 people were burnt to ashes.

The attackers raided Kirchinga, Kubla and Shuwa villages on their way to Michika. They burnt places of worship and the house of a former Commissioner, Idris Nuhu in Shuwa village.

The spokesman of the 23rd Armour Brigade, Yola, Capt. Ja’afaru Nuhu confirmed the incident.