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Boko Haram terrorists on Monday attacked Bakin Dutse village in Adamawa state, as they advanced to Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area.
They were accosted by men of the Nigerian military who engaged them in heavy gunfire. Local vigilante groups also joined in the fight, assisting the army.
Gunshots could be heard all around.
According to reports, both sides suffered heavy casualties with residents scampering away for safety. They are said to be hiding in bushes, hills and mountains around the area.
The Chairman of Madagali LGA, Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf, described the attack as “very heavy and likely to result in the loss of lives.”
He added that the attack came barely 24 hours after two male suicide bombers entered the home of a family in Tsilah village near Madagali and held a woman and her daughter hostage.
Thereafter, they detonated the explosives strapped to their bodies, the woman and her baby died in the process.
They were accosted by men of the Nigerian military who engaged them in heavy gunfire. Local vigilante groups also joined in the fight, assisting the army.
Gunshots could be heard all around.
According to reports, both sides suffered heavy casualties with residents scampering away for safety. They are said to be hiding in bushes, hills and mountains around the area.
The Chairman of Madagali LGA, Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf, described the attack as “very heavy and likely to result in the loss of lives.”
He added that the attack came barely 24 hours after two male suicide bombers entered the home of a family in Tsilah village near Madagali and held a woman and her daughter hostage.
Thereafter, they detonated the explosives strapped to their bodies, the woman and her baby died in the process.
