BREAKING: Tears as Boko Haram attack Maiduguri - JBN

BREAKING: Tears as Boko Haram attack Maiduguri - JBN 

At least eleven have been feared dead as Nigerian troops and civilian self-defense fighters repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeastern city of Maiduguri.

According to witnesses, soldiers and police nine bombers and two civilians were killed, .

There was tension around Maiduguri city in Borno when suspected Boko Haram terrorists detonated three powerful bombs in an attempt to attack an IDP camp.

Ayuba Ibrahim an eye-witness speaking with the Associated Press said two civilians died in the blasts and seven self-defense fighters were wounded.

“They tried to storm into Yerwa through the newly constructed Customs House where internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Ajiri & Anadua in MAFA Local Government Areas were camped. A privileged information from a friend (a Captain in the Army) indicates that all the dreaded BH boys were killed by our gallant soldiers including many s*icide bombers who also tried to infiltrate into Yerwa.''