Boko Haram invades Bama, meets resistance from Nigerian troops

Boko Haram militants this morning September
1st launched an attack on Bama, the largest
city in Borno state with the aim of taking over

the town. According to reports, the sect men
arrived the town and started shooting mortars,
RPGs and hurling grenades but they were
fiercely resisted by Nigerian troops stationed in
the village. According to Sahara Reporters, a
fierce battle is currently going on there
between the sect men and Nigerian troops.
The Emir of Bama and many of the residents
have fled the city to the state capital,
Maiduguri, to avoid being caught up in the
crossfire. Bama is a very strategic city in Borno
state with a lot of military hardware and it is
believed that if the sect men capture Bama, it
will be very easy for them to move into the
state capital, Maiduguri.