Over 2000 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect members have reportedly forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake Chad.
An official who spoke with a foreign news agency said, “The terrorists, numbering over 2,000, appeared from various directions on Thursday and engaged the soldiers in Kirenowa town and adjoining communities in Marte,” said Imamu Habeeb, a local community leader.
“They fought with soldiers over the night and the fight continued today (Friday), forcing hundreds of soldiers to flee,” he added from Borno state capital Maiduguri.
Nigerian troops had recently jubilated over success in the war against terror. The soldiers had recovered territories over under the control of the insurgents.
