Again, Boko Haram attacks Borno town

Scores feared dead
From TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram insur­gents have again invaded a Borno State town in the southern part of the state, forcing residents to flee, sources said.
Scores were also feared dead.
The insurgents allegedly arrived Shani, headquarters of Shani Local Government Area at about 8p.m last Sat­urday, throwing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into houses and shooting at fleeing residents.
A source said the insurgents numbering about 20 came on motorcycles. “Many people have fled the town now,” the source, who also fled to neigh­bouring Adamawa State, told Daily Sun.
A security source said the insurgents allegedly set the police station, telecommuni­cation mast and some houses ablaze, shooting sporadically. “Many people may have died in the attack,” the source, who did not want to be named, said.
Meanwhile, some vigilant residents have averted another  explosion in Maiduguri barely two days after earlier foiled bomb attack around Custom Area.
Vigilant residents inter­cepted three teenagers at­tempting to plant explosive devices near a church at the outskirts of Maiduguri. “The people around quickly alerted the military who immediately contacted the police bomb disposal squad to diffuse the IEDs,” the source told Daily Sun.