BREAKING: Gunfire, heavy artillery heard near Damaturu

Damaturu - Shooting and heavy artillery fire
were heard on the outskirts of Damaturu in
northeastern Nigeria on Friday, a Reuters
witness said.
No further details were immediately available.
Suspected Boko Haram militants raided
Damaturu - the capital of Yobe state and 130
km (80 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of the
Islamist fighters' Borno state stronghold - in
early December. The military used ground and
air forces to repel them.