No fewer than 75 Boko Haram militants were killed on Wednesday by local hunters in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Wednesday recaptured the local government headquarters from the hand of the insurgents.
The hinters killed 75 Boko Haram militants and freed Maiha Local Government headquarters that fell in the hands of the Boko Haram insurgents in an intense gun battle with the Nigerian troops on Monday.
Reports indicate that local residents of the local government area were enamoured to act after they were told that the insurgents had killed a Nigeria lieutenant colonel.
According to the report, some of the insurgents were killed with bows and arrows.
The reports further indicated that local residents are fleeing the area in apparent fear reprisals by the insurgents even as over 20,000 local hunters in Adamawa State are mobilising forces to team up with the Nigerian troops.
The local hunters have vowed to defend the area against any incursions by the insurgents.
