Soldier killed as Boko Haram attacks Yobe military base

He said the insurgents were later repelled by troops who chased them out to the surrounding bush. Another resident of Gujba, Modu Bahna, who narrated his ordeal, said, “They stormed the town some minutes after midnight, shooting sporadically and the majority of us took to our heels into the surrounding bushes for dear lives.

” “They only attacked the two patrol vehicles in the military base where a soldier was killed.” Confirming the attack, the police spokesman, Abdulkarim, said, “The only thing I can confirm to you now is the attack, a soldier was killed and troops and CJTF engaged the suspected terrorists.” Abdulkarim also stated that a military patrol vehicle was also torched by the suspected terrorists.

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