News reaching The Nigerian Xpress online now indicates that many people were killed, on Wednesday morning during a cross fire between elements of the Boko Haram terrorists and men of the Nigerian Army.
The clash between the terrorists and the security operatives occurred at Damboa area of Borno State.
Residents, who spoke with reporters, said the insurgents entered the community at about 6:30a.m, on Wednesday, and started shooting sporadically.
One of the residents said in the last one hour, troops from the Army’s 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa had been exchanging gunfire with the insurgents.
“They came in plenty of hilux trucks. We saw about 20 before we started running towards the bush.
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“They came in two batches. One came in through the north of Sambisa and the other from Alagaruno.
“Soldiers from the 25 Task Force came in about 30 minutes and right now, over an hour, they are still exchanging gunshots with the insurgents,” a resident said.
The attack was coming a day after insurgents attacked Bwalakila, a neighbouring village under Chibok Local Government Area of the state.
