A source told SaharaReporters that some soldiers stationed in the area fled on sighting the insurgents.
by Saharareporters, New York
May 12, 2021
At least 8 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by Nigeria Police Force crack team on Tuesday while attempting to attack Maiduguri, Borno state capital, SaharaReporters has gathered.
The gunmen had arrived at the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri on motorbikes and some military operational vehicles around 6:30pm before the police crack team led by CSP Mohammed Ibrahim stormed the area with armoured personnel carrier (APC) and repelled the attack.
A source told SaharaReporters that some soldiers stationed in the area fled on sighting the insurgents.
The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated nine Boko Haram terrorists during an attempt to attack the outskirt of Maiduguri, the
The army noted on Wednesday that one Buffalo Gun Truck, three motorcycles, three Browning Machine Guns, a Rocket Propelled Gun and four AK-47 rifles were among the ammunition recovered from the insurgents.
Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday.
The latest attack happened as Muslim residents observing Ramadan were about to break their fast around 17:00.
Militants in several trucks fitted with machine guns and on motorcycles stormed Jiddari Polo, firing indiscriminately and forcing residents to flee the area.
Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday, killing five insurgents, military sources and residents told AFP.
The attack, which happened as Muslim residents observing Ramadan were about to break their fast, was the latest violence in a more than decade-long insurgency in the region.
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