At least 8 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by Nigeria Police Force crack team while attempting to attack Maiduguri, Borno state capital on Tuesday.
The gunmen had arrived at the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri on motorbikes and some military operational vehicles around 6:30pm before the police crack team led by CSP Mohammed Ibrahim stormed the area with armoured personnel carrier (APC) and repelled the attack.
According to SaharaReporters, a source said that some soldiers stationed in the area fled on sighting the insurgents.
“On sighting the Boko Haram guys, the soldiers ran away with high speed and left us on our own. They didn’t shoot at them (insurgents) at all.
“But the police team came to our rescue. Immediately the gunmen saw them with their APC, they attempted to escape. While pursuing them, the APC overran and killed some of them on the spot.
“When the action was over, the soldiers came back to the scene and wanted to take over the exhibits and claim the credit but the police team refused to oblige,” a resident told SaharaReporters.