Military, Boko Haram fighters battle for control in Maiduguri

 The Borno State capital, (Maiduguri) showed that the town is in turmoil as heavy fighting erupted between soldiers and Boko Haram insurgents fighting  for the control of the capital city.

Sunnewsonline.com,  gathered that explosions and gunfire rocked the volatile northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Friday morning  and was still on as at the time of this report.

Witnesses told sunnewsonline.com that  scores of suspected Boko Haram Islamist have also attacked a military barrack in the town.

The witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said the gunmen stormed the Fauri area of Maiduguri, a hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency, after crossing a river on the fringes of the city. They opened fire on
the Giwa military barracks, sparking a fierce exchange of fire with the soldiers inside, they said.
Reports have it that the heavy shooting between men of the Joint Military Task Force and heavily armed militants have sent jitters to the residents of the town, sending panic across Maiduguri.
Residents are said to be presently scampering to safety, while students are being hurriedly picked from schools and workers are returning homes.
The streets are reported to gradually becoming desolate except the presence of the warring parties.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, reports from Abuja,  indicate that all the service chiefs are at the moment  meeting with the Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau over the gun battle in Maiduguri.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh sunnewsonline,com gathered is leading the service chiefs in the meeting with the Minister. we say it is well with nigeria