Nigeria: Troops Repel Boko Haram's Daring Attack On Borno Towns

5 July 2015

Abuja/Maiduguri — Nigerian military, with the help of youth vigilantes, on Friday night successfully repelled an onslaught by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram on the two Borno towns Jere and Bama, a security source and residents revealed.

According to a security source, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent yesterday morning, the insurgents were believed to be gradually advancing towards Maiduguri.

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