Residents return to Gulak after soldiers repelled Boko Haram

Hundreds of fleeing residents have returned to Gulak in Madagali Local Government Area after soldiers repelled an attack following a heavy fighting.

Daily Trust reported that large number of armed insurgents who thronged the town at 6:30 am on Monday engaged the military in a fierce battle that lasted for four hours, causing residents to flee their homes.

Some of the displaced residents said they had returned to their homes around 11 pm after news broke that the insurgents were successfully repelled.

“We have just returned home to find that one of our female relatives was killed by stray bullet while we were hiding in the bush. We are grateful to the military for their effort, we had all thought the town was lost when we saw Boko Haram boys taking over position and the explosion and gunfire, we thank God “, a resident told our reporter on telephone.

Sources indicated that the assailants were rolled back after soldiers and equipment were quickly drafted from neighboring towns in northern Adamawa and southern Borno.

The Madagali Local Council chairman, Muhammad Yusuf who spoke to Daily Trust earlier confirmed an on going battle between the Nigerian military supported by local hunters and the insurgents.

Details about casualty are not yet known but sources indicate that three soldiers and a number of the attackers lost their lives.