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Breaking: Boko Haram, Soldiers Engage In Heavy Gun Battle In Yobe
- Boko Haram terrorist has struck again at Geiram Local Government Area of Yobe State in northeast Nigeria.
- The terrorists attacked the town with a heavy gunfire exchange with Soldiers.
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Boko Haram terrorist reportedly launched an attack at Geiram Local Government Area of Yobe State in northeast Nigeria.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered a staff of one of the NGOs operating in Geidam told journalists that the terrorists attacked Gaidam town with a heavy gunfire exchange with troops.
He said; “We are at home, but the sound of gunfire and heavy weapons are flying as if it would take off the rooftops on buildings,” he said.
Gaidam is about 182km from Damaturu, the Yobe state capital.
According to reports, Geidam has been attacked four times this year by Boko Haram insurgents.
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The attack today is coming few hours after the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, visited troops formation in Ngamdu, promising that Nigeria’s military is going to collaborate with Chad, Niger, and Cameroonian soldiers to defeat the insurgents and end the conflict in the Lake Chad region.
According to UN report, Boko Haram has displaced over seven million people in the region and killed more than 30,000 people.
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