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The Nigerian army on Tuesday said its men repelled an early-morning attack by fleeing Boko Haram insurgents on Dar village in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state.

Yusuf Mohammed, chairman of Madagali local government, said the attack was contained by the prompt response of security operatives in the areas.

He lauded the efforts of security agencies and local vigilantes, and called for more support to secure the area.

Also confirming the development, Akintoye Badare, a major and spokesman of 28 Task-Force Battalion, Mubi, said the attack was successfully repelled with no casualty on the military’s side.

“All I can confirmed to you now is that there was attack on Dar village but we successfully repelled it; no casualty on our side, ” Badare said.

He said that the situation in the area had since normalised, with soldiers remaining on full alert.

A twin blast on December 9, 2016, at the Madagali market resulted in the death of many people.