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Boko Haram gunmen have killed at least five Borno villagers in a raid before being repelled by government troops, military sources said.
A military source said gunshots rang out in the village of Mainari on Wednesday evening as suspected Boko Haram militants stormed the community. He said troops engaged in firefights with the insurgents lasting about an hour.
Five villagers were killed by militants and six were injured while fleeing the attack in Mainari, 20 km (12 miles) southeast of the state capital Maiduguri, according to two armed civilian volunteers who helped the military repulse the attackers.
Reuters
A military source said gunshots rang out in the village of Mainari on Wednesday evening as suspected Boko Haram militants stormed the community. He said troops engaged in firefights with the insurgents lasting about an hour.
Five villagers were killed by militants and six were injured while fleeing the attack in Mainari, 20 km (12 miles) southeast of the state capital Maiduguri, according to two armed civilian volunteers who helped the military repulse the attackers.
Reuters