Boko Haram clash with troops in Damaturu

Kano - Boko Haram gunmen fought running
battles with Nigerian troops on the streets of the
northeastern city of Damaturu on Friday, in an
apparent reprisal attack after a recent raid on a
militant stronghold, residents told AFP.

"The gunmen arrived at around 7:30 pm (1830
GMT), firing guns and shouting 'Allahu
Akbar!' (God is greatest)," said Mukhtar Sani, a
student of the Yobe State University in the city.
Troops intercepted the insurgents and Aishatu
Bala, who lives nearby, added: "All the streets
are deserted. Everybody has moved indoors and
all we hear are sounds of gunfire."