Suspected members of the Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Dapchi community in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State, North-east Nigeria.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sumonu Abdullmaliki, confirmed the attack to journalists on Monday.
According to him, the incident started in the evening while security forces are already on the group repelling the attack.
Mr Abdullmaliki, who said there are no details on the attack yet, maintained that the security agents are on top of the situation.
Dapchi is 100KMs north of Damaturu, the state capital, and it remains one major town that has not recorded an attack by the terrorists since the start of the insurgency in the troubled region.
