A sizeable number of Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday afternoon were killed by troops of the Nigerian military in Borno State, after heavy gunfire with Nigerian troops in Damboa town, Njenje Media News reports.
A security source disclosed that some of the Boko Haram fighters after the gunfire fled with gunshot injuries.
According to the source, the terrorists invaded Damboa in a convoy of 11 gun trucks and one Armoured Personnel Carrier But their attempt to attack a military formation and civilian population after infiltrating the town was foiled by the military forces.
At the moment Normalcy is restored in the area.