By
SaharaReporters, New York
Three
soldiers and at least 10 Boko Haram militants were killed in an overnight
battle in Daura, Katsina State. Daura is the home town of former Head of State,
General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd).
A military
source at Nigerian Army headquarters in Abuja, speaking to SaharaReporters from
Daura, said that the Nigerian troops recovered from the fleeing sect members
sophisticated weapons as well as millions of Naira loaded into two cars.
Many of the
sect members, according to the senior military officer, fled into the Daura
area with bullet wounds, and the troops have commenced an intensive search for
them.
He said the
sect had attacked the Daura Police base and a prison located near the Emir’s
palace, as well as about four commercial banks.
At the time
of this report, SaharaReporters was learning that troop reinforcements were
being dispatched to Daura and its environs with the aim of overcoming any
possible offensive by the sect.
The General
Officer Commanding One Division, Kaduna, Major General Garba Wahab is said to
have confirmed the death in action of the three soldiers.
It may be
noted that Katsina State, in North West Nigeria, is not one of the States for
which President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency this week.
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