No fewer than 30 suspected members of Boko Haram were on Thursday killed by civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) when the insurgents planned an attack on Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State..
Our correspondent gathered that five of the civilian JTF members
sustained minor injuries but no casualty was recorded on their side.
The Nation gathered that some gunmen using Hilux and motorcycles armed with Ak47 rifles, improvised explosive devices and petrol bombs were sighted in large numbers near Kareto by some vigilant people who alerted the youths from Gubio and Kateto.
The youths it was gathered mobilized immediately and confronted the insurgents.
Following the attack on the insurgents, 30 of them were killed.
Unconfirmed sources indicate that Mobbar is presently under the control of Boko Haram after Monday, 24th November, 2014 attack.
Spokesman of Borno Elders Forum Engr. Bulama Mali Gubio who confirmed the incident to journalist in said: ” there was a huge success as 30 dreaded members of Boko Haram who attempted to overrun Kareto, Gubio and other surrounding communities were killed by our volunteered youth.
“Already the affected areas are now calm as normal activities have since returned, but I want to call on the security authorities to intensify effort to crush the menace of terrorists that have been ravaging the socio- economic activities in Borno and other parts of the North East subregion, ” Gubio said.
— .The Nation gathered that some gunmen using Hilux and motorcycles armed with Ak47 rifles, improvised explosive devices and petrol bombs were sighted in large numbers near Kareto by some vigilant people who alerted the youths from Gubio and Kateto.
The youths it was gathered mobilized immediately and confronted the insurgents.
Following the attack on the insurgents, 30 of them were killed.
Unconfirmed sources indicate that Mobbar is presently under the control of Boko Haram after Monday, 24th November, 2014 attack.
Spokesman of Borno Elders Forum Engr. Bulama Mali Gubio who confirmed the incident to journalist in said: ” there was a huge success as 30 dreaded members of Boko Haram who attempted to overrun Kareto, Gubio and other surrounding communities were killed by our volunteered youth.
“Already the affected areas are now calm as normal activities have since returned, but I want to call on the security authorities to intensify effort to crush the menace of terrorists that have been ravaging the socio- economic activities in Borno and other parts of the North East subregion, ” Gubio said.
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