Scores Of Boko Haram Members killed Dead In Battle With Troops

Scores of suspected terrorists were
feared dead when troops who were
newly deployed to the troubled
Borno state clashed on their way
along Damaturu-Maiduguri on
Saturday morning.
The incident according to sources
took place on Saturday morning
between Ngamdu- Mainok- Jakana
villages which is about 50km drive
to Maiduguri, the state capital.
Between Benisheik and Ngamdu is
about 25km stretch of road without
any security checkpoint.
The source said, the terrorists in a
convoy of three white -in- colour
Hilux Vehicles had earlier
barricaded the road where they
blocked two motorists including a
truck which they suspected were
conveying foodstuff to Maiduguri,
but luck run out of them as troops
with support from the Jakana village
immediately swung into action and
killed some of the terrorists,
dislodged most of them before they
set ablaze two hilux vehicles with
destruction of the other white new
brand hilux belonging to the
terrorists.
The source added that at about
12noon, a detached group of
military troops were seen at the
scene with over four Armoured
Patrol Carriers evacuating some
corpses and the injured to
Maiduguri, but insisted that he
cannot know whether any of the
troops had a casualty during the
deadly clash that lasted for about
two hours.
“I can confidentially tell you that the
busy Maiduguri-Damaturu road had
a deadly attack between insurgents
and troops, which I believe many of
the terrorists were killed with
destruction of three of their
vehicles”. The source stated.
A police officer stationed in one of
the villagers on the said highway
informed our reporter that
travellers are being asked to make a
u-turn as the terrorists had taken
over the road between Benisheik (a
town 85km away from Maiduguri)
and Ngamdu (35km away from
Damaturu.
The officer who does not want to
mention his name because it is not
part of his job to speak to the press
said the terrorists had attacked
Ngamdu village of Benesheikh, the
council headquarters of Kaga Local
Government Area and killed ten
persons there on Friday night.
“It may be the same group of
terrorists that attempted to attack
Benesheikh on Friday but were
repelled by troops that were
crossing the main road before they
clash with the troops on Saturday
morning”. The police source stated.

Source: Vanguard