How Gunmen Invaded Yobe State NUJ Secretariat, Shoot Policeman

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

In a development that have left in its trail palpable apprehension, and anxiety, some gunmen suspected to be terrorist elements, early Friday,  September 19, 2025 invaded the Yobe State Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Damaturu the State capital .

The attackers who stormed the Secretariat at about 2.00 am,  shot sporadically. A Policeman on duty was shot on the leg in the process.

The injured police officer said to be one  of the security operatives  guarding the premises, is receiving medical attention at the emergency unit of the Police Hospital in Damaturu, where he was rushed to.

The Yobe State NUJ Council Chairman, Rajab Ismail,

Mohammed, while confirming the unfortunate incident, described the situation as not only unfortunate, but scary.

He called on all relevant authorities, particularly security agencies, to immediately put in place all necessary machineries to track down the perpetrators

of the dastardly act..

Mohammed urged security operatives to take a swift action in not only enhancing security, but also to ensure adequate protection for working journalists, media outlets and facilities in the State.

Although the authorities have not yet reacted to the incident, security sources however revealed that efforts are underway to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack, considered to be  a novel development in the history of insurgency in the state

The Source reports that Yobe is among the States in the North East region of Nigeria that are  ravaged on large scale,by insecurity .

The State

and its closest neighbour ,Borno ,are widely believed to be the epicentre of the murderous activities ,and devastating terrorist campaigns of the insurgent groups-Boko Haram and ISWAP

However,in the nearly two decades of the groups orgy of violent activities in the region , journalists ,and media outlets have been to a large extent insulated from direct attacks by the insurgents,.a fact which has accentuated concerns over Friday’s attack on the NUJ Secretariat in Yobe state.