Maiduguri
is safe, as Nigerian soldiers aborted an invasion of the city by Boko Haram
gunmen Sunday evening.
Up to seven people died in the gun battle as
Nigerian troops repelled the attack on a village in the outskirts of the city,
capital of Borno State.
Gunfire and explosions could be heard in the
evening in the city, the birthplace of Boko Haram battling to establish an
Islamic state in Nigeria.
Soldiers stopped suspected Boko Haram fighters
in Aldawari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, military sources and
witnesses said.
“We just came out of the mosque after evening
prayers, then we started hearing gunshots … then suddenly there was the sound
of a blast,” said Nene Hassan, a resident, adding that four people died and
five were wounded. Good job.
Up to seven people died in the gun battle as Nigerian troops repelled the attack on a village in the outskirts of the city, capital of Borno State.
Gunfire and explosions could be heard in the evening in the city, the birthplace of Boko Haram battling to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria.
Soldiers stopped suspected Boko Haram fighters in Aldawari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, military sources and witnesses said.
“We just came out of the mosque after evening prayers, then we started hearing gunshots … then suddenly there was the sound of a blast,” said Nene Hassan, a resident, adding that four people died and five were wounded. Good job.
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