In what has been described as an
expansion drive of the Boko Haram
caliphate, it early this morning,
launched an attack on Bama, one of
the few major towns in Borno State
still out of the control of the dreaded
Islamist sect.
It was gathered that the insurgents
stormed the town in their
hundreds, early Monday morning, but
were repelled by the military who
fought to push them back.
The soldiers attached to the Nigerian
Army barracks located in the town
were called to task and after engaging
the insurgents for over an hour of
heavy bombardment, they were able to
repel them, according to sources.
A source said the soldiers were
successful in driving the insurgents
back through the bush.
Though the actual number of
casualties could not be ascertained, it
was gathered that not less than 20
persons were killed.
It was also gathered that there is
a massive exodus of residents from
the town, which is about 64km from
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital as
residents fear the insurgents might
return back heavily armed on a
retaliatory mission.
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