More than 30 people were allegedly killed and dozens injured when insurgents and troops clashed in Golgiri village in Damboa local government area of Borno State on Saturday.
A civilian JTF source said yesterday that the attack occurred when the troops were ambushed which led to exchange of fire for hours.
“They opened fire from every angle, but we repelled and killed more than a dozen of them as well as cleared the whole area. Eight among us were injured, including two soldiers, five vigilantes and one Civilian JTF and immediately, a helicopter came to Damboa and airlifted the injured to Maiduguri for treatment at the military hospital.”
“We lost eight soldiers and six vigilantes during a fierce operation at one of the strongholds of insurgents in Golgiri, Damboa LGA. The area has tick forest and we were lucky to have been prepared, if not they would have recorded more success over us,” he said.
The military was yet to react to the incident at press time.
