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Soldiers, Boko Haram, Cancel Each Other In Fresh Borno Attack

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4 years ago

Dec 13, 2020.

At least one soldier and two Boko Haram insurgents have been reportedly killed in a brutal duel between soldiers of the Nigerian Army and the terrorists in Askira town, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to residents, the clash started about 4pm on Saturday and lasted to 3am on Sunday.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that two soldiers who sustained injuries have been evacuated from the scene to a nearby hospital in Mubi Council Area of Adamawa state for treatment.

Sources, who spoke with journalists said armed Boko Haram sect invaded Askira town and started shooting sporadically targeting a military base before they were repelled in about 11 hours gun duel.

Askira is south and about 250km drive from Maiduguri, the state capital.

One of the hunters who actively participated in repelling the attack, but pled anonymity told journalists that apart from one soldier who was killed, many terrorists also lost their lives in the encounter, unfortunately, the fleeing terrorists went away with dead bodies of their members, leaving only two, whose remains were recovered in the town Sunday Morning.

Another Source also confirmed that some weapons and ammunitions including logistics belonging to the military troops were carted away by the terrorists, while one of the vehicles of the terrorists were also destroyed by an airstrike.

At the time of filing in this report, normalcy has since been restored in Askira, even though hundreds of fleeing residents who fled for safety are still missing or unaccounted for.

Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Okon proved abortive at press time.

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