A large number of Boko Haram members armed with automatic weapons, Rocket Propelled Grenade and gun trucks attacked the military base in Rann, in Borno State, with superior fire power. There is also an Internally Displaced persons camp there.
During the incident four soldiers, four mobile police and three humanitarian workers including, Ibrahim Lawan, Yawe Emmanuel and Dr.Onyedikachi Izuogu, lost their lives and another three humanitarian workers were injured.
Late Yawe has since been buried in his hometown, Korinya city in Konshisha Local Government Area of of Benue state.
He is survived by a wife, two children, mother and relations. Meanwhile see tributes by his friends below…
