Three soldiers and at least 10 Boko Haram militants were killed in an overnight battle in Daura, Katsina State. Daura is the home town of former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd).
A military source at Nigerian Army headquarters in Abuja, a conrespondent from Daura, said that the Nigerian troops recovered from the fleeing sect members sophisticated weapons as well as millions of Naira loaded into two cars.
Many of the sect members, according to the senior military officer, fled into the Daura area with bullet wounds, and the troops have commenced an intensive search for them.
He said the sect had attacked the Daura Police base and a prison located near the Emir’s palace, as well as about four commercial banks.
At the time of this report, it was learn't that troop reinforcements were being dispatched to Daura and its environs with the aim of overcoming any possible offensive by the sect.
The General Officer Commanding One Division, Kaduna, Major General Garba Wahab is said to have confirmed the death in action of the three soldiers.
It may be noted that Katsina State, in North West Nigeria, is not one of the States for which President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency this week.
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