Son of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been shot by Boko Haram sect in Mubi area of Adamawa State.
Adeboye Obasanjo, who is an army officer, was shot when the insurgents attacked a team of soldiers, which he was leading.
It
was gathered that he sustained serious injuries to his legs, and was
being transported to the hospital at the time of this report.
Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State.
He
and his platoon were engaged with Boko Haram militants at Baza, which
is the village of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division
when the incident took place. 24 soldiers in the platoon were killed.
Adamawa
state university was shut yesterday and students sent home as Boko
Haram fighters continued their incursion into Adamawa State.
To
prevent an attack on students, the Adamawa State Government shut the
state university in Mubi as the insurgents overran Uba, a town five
kilometres from Mubi.
Other towns taken at the weekend by Boko Haram fighters are: Michika and Bazza.
Both
towns, along with Uba, are in Hong Local Government Area . Security
operatives have successfully flushed out Boko Haram insurgents from
Bama, the second largest town in Borno state, according to an unnamed
government official.
The insurgents captured the town last week
Monday, forcing the military to declare a total war. Several airstrikes
were launched in the town, which has a population of over 200,000
people.
However,
a senior government official told Reuters on Monday that the military
has been able to send the militants towards Maiduguri, the state capital
and neighbouring Adamawa state. “Bama has been recaptured by the
soldiers and I can confirm to you Maiduguri is safe”, said the official.