Battle is still ongoing between Boko Haram terrorists and troops of 113 Battalion at Kareto in the northern part of Borno.
The troops have been battling the insurgents since the day’s early hours.
Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, made the disclosure in a terse statement.
Relatively, a resident of the area who was said to have escaped to Maiduguri told DAILY POST that the insurgents arrived some of the villages last night and urged villagers to flee the areas before launching an attack on the military.
Haruna Kwandi, a trader, said the insurgents made way for most villagers to flee, stating that they came in military fatigue and many villagers thought they were soldiers who came around for normal military operations in the ongoing clearance of Boko Haram.
Other details soon…
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