Villagers kill 200 Boko Haram members in Borno

RESIDENTS of three villages in Borno State have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters, an eyewitness told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

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Report said at least 200 militants were killed during the clash which occurred in the Kala-Balge district of the state.
The witness said the residents had formed a vigilante group to repel the attack.
On Tuesday morning, after it learned of an impending attack by militants, a vigilante group in Kalabalge ambushed two trucks in which gunmen travelled, killing and arresting scores of them, the news agency quoted a security official to have said.
“Residents of Kala-Balge in Borno State said they had formed a vigilante group to foil attacks by Boko Haram amid accusations that the Nigerian military is not doing enough to stem attacks,” the news agency reported.

The area under attack was not far from the site of a market massacre last week, in which more than 300 people were killed.
The suspected Boko Haram militants overran the town of Gamboru Ngala 10 days ago on its market day in a killing and looting raid which lasted about five hours.
A security official told the Associated Press (AP) news agency that the vigilantes in Kala-Balge, near Lake Chad, were ready for a fight, after learning of an impending Boko Haram attack on Tuesday.
The eyewitness, who spoke to the BBC Hausa Service on condition of anonymity, because of security concerns, said the area was littered with bodies after the fight.
He had seen 50 bodies in one village and 150 in another village, all of which he thought were the corpses of militants.
“Residents also seized three cars and a military vehicle from the attackers,” he said.
The news agency said a security official and residents confirmed the development.
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