By Hamza Suleiman/Maiduguri
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday repelled attacks coordinated by Boko Haram at Moloi Village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the latest onslaught on the beleaguered city in Nigeria’s violence-wracked northeast.
Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 of Operation Lafiya Dole, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) late on Tuesday.
The jihadists reportedly fired sporadic shots in an attempt to infiltrate the community at about 6:30 p.m., forcing villagers to flee.
The development sparked speculations that the insurgents were on course to attacking Maiduguri, the capital but Biu dismissed the report as misleading.
He said that `gallant’ troops had repelled an attempt by the terrorists to infiltrate Moloi community.
“Troops neutralized a number of the insurgents and repelled the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
