Nigeria: Kala Balge Residents Repel Boko Haram Attack

Maiduguri — Residents of Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge LGA in Borno State took the battle to a group of Boko Haram insurgents early yesterday, killing many of them when they attacked the village, local officials and residents said.

Dozens of insurgents stormed Rann and adjoining villages around 4am yesterday but met stiff resistance from the people who had foreknowledge of the attack.

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