Several members of Boko Haram were killed by the Nigerian troops in Gulak town of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Mallam Lawal Kanuri, the village head of Krichinga told journalists on Tuesday.
He said the insurgents invaded the town in their numbers and attacked the military formation.
Kanuri, however, said that the military called for reinforcement and overpowered the Boko Haram fighters.
Kanuri added that as a result of the gun duel between the troops and the insurgents that lasted for close to six hours, one soldier was allegedly killed while many Boko Haram fighters lost their lives.
He said the insurgents escaped with the corpses of some of their members leaving many others littering the scene of the attack.
A source also revealed that the insurgents controlled the town for hours before military reinforcement from nearby Madagali helped the soldiers to dislodge them, killing many of them in the process.
“The soldiers also recovered a truck conveying large quantity of ammunition and explosives as well as 20 rifles from the terrorists,” the source added.
The source also indicated that the insurgents succeeded in escaping with some of the corpses of their comrades through Bitiku village towards the Sambisa Forest.
He said, “The insurgents invaded Gulak over the weekend and sacked the soldiers. All civilians escaped to the mountains and nearby villages. In the morning, we came back but we heard rumours that some Boko Haram fighters were coming again so we fled again.”
He added that the attackers came on foot through” Bakin Dose” a huge rock close to Sambisa Forest, taking the soldiers unaware.
Every attempt to get the military authorities to comment on the issue proved abortive.
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