In a gun battle in the hamlet of Shafa Taku in Borno's southern area earlier this week, a group of hunters known in the state for targeting armed robbers and kidnappers shot and killed a Boko Haram commander and his deputy.
The two leaders were suspected of leading a gang from the banned organization to terrorize rural populations in the area.
Islamist militants from Shaffa Taku travel to Mandaragirau in Biu local government, Sabon Gari in Damboa, and other slum villages in Askira-Uba council areas every day to terrorize people.
Residents claim that these communities forcefully collect taxes, pillage food, and steal cattle.
PREMIUM TIMES has learned that they have also killed a large number of villagers.
To put an end to the unfettered act of terror, the community enlisted the help of a group of hunters led by Yohanna.
The hunters are said to have assaulted the Sambisa forest's Shafa Taku axis, where they engaged with rebels.
"Yes, we act on intelligence about insurgent movement provided by citizens," Yohanna stated.
according to Mr. Yohanna, obtaining intelligence on the terrorists. "I rallied my forces and rushed the location in Shaffa Taku, a rural Damboa village, where we fortunately saw the terrorists, more than 20 of them on motorcycles," he added.
"We got into a confrontation with them and killed the Commander and his Deputy, while several more fled with bullet wounds," says the narrator.
"From the terrorists, we also discovered a motorcycle and an AK47 gun." "At this point, I've informed the officials of the 231 Battalion in Biu, and we're meeting today (Tuesday) to discuss the handover of the recovered AK47 rifle and motorcycle," he said.
Boko Haram, the West African branch of the Islamic State terror group (ISWAP), has been fighting Nigeria's government since 2009.
According to the Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect, the group, whose claimed objective is to turn Nigeria into an Islamic caliphate, has killed more than 35,000 people, mostly in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states, where it is most active. a non-governmental organization that coordinates foreign.
In Borno, hunters assassinate a Boko Haram deputy commander and collect weaponry.
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