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Boko Haram Flee As Troops Chase Insurgents Out Of Borno Town

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Troops of the Nigerian Army on Sunday engaged Boko Haram members in a gun battle around Mainok and Jakana towns to prevent them from mounting a barricade on the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway in Borno.

It was gathered that troops usually close the road in the evening and open it at 7 am every day.

But the clash with insurgents happened shortly after the usual daily road closure was eased in the morning.

A commercial driver told DailyTrust that the Boko Haram members who were about to mount road barricades and attack travellers were overpowered and driven away by soldiers.

“We were on our way to Maiduguri after spending the night in Damaturu when we were stopped by soldiers at a place after Mainok.

“We were earlier asked to turn back and later we were told to stay there. Shots were later fired ahead of us, which sounded like gunfire exchange. We were asked to proceed after about thirty-five minutes,” he said.

He said extra patrols were stationed along the road.

Also speaking on the incident, a military source said two of the attackers were killed while the remaining ones who fled are suspected to be hiding in the bush.

He said, “Soldiers have gone after them.”