Hunters Repel Boko Haram Terrorists, Kill Seven Sect Members in Madagali

Hunters Repel Boko Haram Terrorists, Kill Seven Sect Members in Madagali 

Barely 24 hours after the multiple bomb blasts that led to the death of 11 people and 14 injured, reports from Madagli Local Government Area of Adamawa State indicated that hunters/vigilante group last Saturday morning killed seven members of Boko Haram sect in Sabongari village.

The reports also stated that the hunters also seized a machine gun in Sabongari village in Madagali belonging to the terrorists.

Eyewitness also reported that the insurgents came to Madagli again not up to 24 hours to surprise the security men with an attack thinking that the last Friday multiple blasts might have diverted their attention but were repelled and seven of them met their water loo.

A member of vigilante group, who also confirmed the attack, said the insurgents thronged the village in large number but met resistance from a group of hunters and vigilantes who forced them to flee to unknown destination after exchange of fire.

"Seven of the terrorists died in the encounter; we seized a machine gun belonging to them and forced them to flee to an unknown destination.

According to him, "The terrorists have not given up; they are making frantic effort to recapture their enclaves in Sambisa forest which allow them to coordinate their operations freely without being interrupted."

The Council Chairman of Madagali, Yusuf Muhammad, who also confirmed the attack, said only one member of the Boko Haram sect was killed by soldiers.

The spokesman of the 28 Task Force Battalion in Mubi, Major Badare Akintoye, said he would get back to THISDAY when he got the necessary details at the time of sending this report.

However, since the liberation of Madagali area from the control of the Boko Haram in 2015 by military, the area have suffered series of attacks following its closeness to Sambisa forest and its borders with Gwoza town in Borno State.

Security experts said the mountainous terrain in the areas has always shielded the terrorist from being bombarded by the military air fighters.