FIERCE BATTLE: Civilian JTF Kills 41 Boko Haram Members

Reports coming in from Borno state is that vigilante group, popularly
known as Civilian JTF in Borno village, Gur, have killed 41 Boko Haram
members and captured one.
According to Punch, the Boko Haram were killed by a combined team of
military men and members of the Civilian JTF a failed attack on Sabon
Gari in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state
A member of the youth vigilance group in the area, Mala Yusuf who
confirmed the killing of the insurgents said they engaged the sect in
a gun battle which lasted for about two hours as they pursued the
militants from Sabon Gari, in Damboa Local Government to Gur area
around Mandafuma village, in Biu Local Government Area.
Mala Yusuf further said that:
"The vigilance beheaded the insurgents after the shootout and took
their heads to Biu to show the people that the Boko Haram insurgents
are human and not some beasts and so, people should not fear them but
to join hands with security operatives to ensure that the sect, who
are enemies of Islam and the people of Nigerians, are defeated."
Speaking on how the Civilian JTF , Mala Yusuf further said they went
after the Boko Haram members after they heard of their planned attack
in Sabon Gari, where people were just returning back home after three
months of being displaced.
"We were able to repell them and seeing that they headed towards
Mandafuma in Biu Local Government, we went after them and we were able
to ambush them at Gur."
Recall recently, it was reported that about 8o members of the sect
have been killed by youths and vigilantes in Muchika and Madagali
local government of the state on Tuesday night, September 9.