Boko Haram swoops on Borno town
While residents of the village claimed that an unspecified number of people, including security personnel, were killed, the Defence Headquarters said it was unaware of such attack.
“When they started shooting, the people began to run into the bush. The hunters and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force , along with the soldiers, engaged them. But it seemed they were well prepared for a long battle until the soldiers got air support. And then, the insurgents started to withdraw,” a resident, Adamu Yusuf, said.
“We were lucky because of the Air Force jet. It would have been worse without them. The soldiers on the ground also did well,” he said.It has been one of the vulnerable villages to Boko Haram attacks because of its proximity to the famous forest.AFP reported that Boko Haram Terrorists launched an early morning attack on the military facility, which sparked intense fighting.
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