Boko Haram Invades Borno Again, But This Time Our Soldiers Give Them Fire-for-Fire

After the embarrassment of the "Tactical Manoeuvre" that landed our soldiers at the mercy of Cameroon men, the military authority seems to have change strategy and the move appears to be working.

Several Boko Haram members early Monday morning invaded Bama, the second largest city in Borno state with the aim of taking over the town as usual, but things were not the same any more as those in the area said Nigerian soldiers in city resisted the terrorists, leading to a serious fire fight.
Several people, including the Emir of Bama, have already fled to the state capital Maiduguri to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Eyewitnesses told Sahara Reporters that Boko Haram terrorists arrived the vicinity of Bama on Monday and began firing mortars, RPGs and hurling grenades into the city, to cause fear and panic.

But they met stiff resistance from the soldiers. The battle was still raging as at 12noon on Monday.

Bama is a strategic city with over 500,000 inhabitants. If Boko Haram captures Bama with all the military hardware in the city, then it just a matter of days before they capture Maiduguri.

The state capital is less than 40 miles from Bama.