Nigeria Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack On Yobe Military Base, Kill Scores Of Terrorists
Barely a day after the Interior Minister led a delegation to Yobe State to assess the extent of destruction by Boko Haram militants, the insurgents have attacked the 120 Taskforce Battalion of the Nigeria army in the state.
It was gathered that the militants attacked the Army base stationed in Goniri town in Gujba Local Government Area at about 4:00AM but were repelled by soldiers who engaged them in a gun battle.
Scores of the militants were said to have been killed in the gun fire which lasted several hours, with many of the residents reportedly fleeing the violence.
Channels TV reports that heavy gunshots and explosions was heard in the town by residents who had to run for safety, adding that the battle continued into the early hours of Friday.
Goniri is one of the communities recently recaptured by security forces who are currently working to clear the town and other surrounding community preparatory to the return of the residents who are spread in IDP camps in Yobe and Borno states.
Boko Haram's six-year insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria has led to the death of some 17,000 people, destroyed more than 1,000 schools and displaced more than 1.5million people.
The insurgency has kept about one million children out of school in Nigeria, particularly in the three neighbouring states, the UN children’s agency said earlier this week.
Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State and often displays its trademark black flag. Only a few days ago, the Islamic State, to which Boko Haram is affiliated, said its West Africa division had launched more than 100 attacks, killing more than 1,000 people over the past two months, the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist websites, reported.
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