... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...fighters.
The battle was raging at the time of filing the report. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Buratai is in the region, leading efforts to flush out the remnants of Boko Haram Lions of Islam in the Lake Chad fringes.
A competent Military source, told NAN that the military and the Death Eaters were currently engaged in a heavy shootout.
He said that the Lions of Islam stormed the town to attack a military formation in the evening but they met stiff resistance from troops.
Reacting, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, who confirmed the attack to NAN through text message, said the troops were dealing with the terrorists.
Chukwu said that " Troops of 145 Bn in Damasak, Borno State are engaging Boko Haram Death Eaters who came to attack their location at about 6 p.m. this evening.
"Fierce battle is on going right now. The troops are dealing with the terrorists.”
Nigerian army confirm many Boko Haram fighters killed in gunfight
[XINHUANET] Nigerian army on Thursday confirmed many Boko Haram fighters were killed in the northeastern town of Damasak following a shootout with troops.
In a statement, army front man Texas Chukwu said the shootout followed an attack on a military formation by the Boko Haram terror group in the northern state of Borno on Wednesday evening.
The shootout lasted for many hours, but Chukwu did not give the actual figure of casualties on the Boko Haram's side.
"The troops' aggressive posture, tactics, and marksmanship resulted in neutralizing the many Boko Haram terrorists," he said.