Military Kills 20 Boko Haram Sect Members in Borno

Over 20 suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram sect have been killed in Buratai town during a siege on the residence of the Former Commander, Niger-Delta Special Task Force, Major General Tukur Buratai, an indigene of the town in southern part of troubled Borno state.

It was gathered that the insurgents also attacked a primary school in the town, Buratai Central Primary School. Buratai is a lonely town in Biu local government area of Borno state, which is a distance of over 200 kilometres from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.

A resident of the area Mallam Idi Buratai told journalists on Monday in a telephone chat that over 50 gunmen stormed the town on motorcycles and Hilux Vehicles and attacked the resident of General Buratai and Buratai Primary school which they succeeded in razing downBut they however met their match as they were killed and few that were lucky enough could not but flee in various direction.

Idi said: “The soldiers guarding the residence  of the former Task force commander in collaboration with their colleagues from Biu Military barrack and some members of vigilante group repelled the attackers killing over 20 members of the sect”.

Confirming the incident, the District head of Buratai, Alhaji Maina Garga said scores of Boko Haram members were killed as the soldiers successfully repelled the attack.