Dreaded Boko Haram militants, Monday evening stormed Auno, a village about 10 km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. IGBERE Tv gathered.
Some villagers were said to have fled the community for safety.
According to fleeing residents of the area, some soldiers, Mobile Police and members of the civilian joint task force were seen heading to the troubled area.
“We took to our heels when we heard heavy sounds of gunfire. We know they are the Boko Haram boys, because they have been around as reports from some firewood sellers said they have seen them earlier and suspected they were not security forces.
“Soldiers are already in the village to repel them, however, so many innocent people may have been trapped in the village, who were not able to move out as at the time we fled the village,” the resident, who craved anonymity told newsmen on Monday night.
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