Suspected Boko Haram members attack troops in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram members this morning launched an attack on a military station at Rann, Borno state. The sect members armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the military station at about 6am and began shooting sporadically.

The troops who are mainly from 3 Battalion and 112 Task Force Battalion, reacted promptly and killed about 15 of the insurgents as well as injured many others. The attack according to military sources lasted for three hours.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.