Troops repel Boko Haram attack on military base in Yobe

 

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.

One of them said they heard heavy gunshots and explosions and 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.