Barely twenty-four hours after the inauguration of President Mohammadu Buhari,Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri.
In his inauguration speech,President Buhari had said the millitary command center will be moved to Maiduguri.
He had also vowed to deal with the Boko Haram issue with more vigor,hence,the relocation of the millitary command centre to Maiduguri to better help the counter effort of the millitary to deal with the issue.
Witnesses around Dala,south of Maiduguri said the insurgents attack on the city came around 23.00 GMT on Friday.
Maiduguri have been the home for many displaced people from Borno state.
According to witnesses,the Islamist fighters were more than hundred and came firing into houses with RPGs.
But they were repelled as armoured personnel carriers was deployed immediately to halt their advancement.
However,some top security personnel who choosed to remain anonimous said no cause for alarm,but there have not been casuality disclosure as at time of this report.