Nigerian troops and Boko Haram clash in army chief’s village...

Boko Haram gunmen launched a dawn raid Saturday in the country home of Nigeria’s army chief Tukur Yusuf Buratai, triggering a rambo style gunbattle with troops, residents of a nearby village to which people fled the clashes said.

There was no immediate report of casualties in the fighting in Buratai in Borno state, the country home of Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Nigeria’s top army officer.
A resident Abubakar Umar,of the nearby hamlet of Miringa, told AFP that the fighting began at 5:00 am after Boko Haram insurgents attacked the village.

Troops reinforcements from a military base in the town of Biu, 30 kilometres from Buratai, were seen passing through Miringa.
Some Buratai residents had fled to Miringa, where they took shelter in a primary school, locals said.
Buratai and nearby villages have been repeatedly targeted in deadly raids by the Islamist insurgents since June, when the army chief assumed office.
Residents believe the attacks are in response to recent military gains against the jihadists under the army chief.