A soldier and a local chief were killed in Boko Haram attacks in Madagali, Adamawa State on Saturday, military and civilian sources said on Sunday. “The Boko Haram killed a soldier in the fight and also killed the village chief of Gubla as they fled back to Sambisa,” said community leader Maina Ularamu, a former administrative head of Madagali local government area. Three bodies of Boko Haram fighters were recovered after the gun battle, the two sources said. On Friday, three troops were killed in a Boko Haram raid on a military base near the Borno State capital, Maiduguri. He came to power in 2015 on a promise to defeat Boko Haram.

Source: Punch February 10, 2019 20:26 UTC