CIVILIAN JTF BEHEADS 41 BOKO HARAM MEMBERS

A team of soldiers and members of the vigilance group, otherwise known as Civilian Joint Task Force, have reportedly killed 41 Boko Haram members during a gun battle in Gur, near Mandafuma village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
It was gathered that the battle, which lasted for about two hours, occurred after a failed attempt by the insurgents to overrun Sabon Gari in Damboa Local Government Area.
A member of the Civilian JTF, Umar Hassan, confirmed the development to Saturday Tribune.
According to Hassan, after the shootout, the heads of the dead insurgents were severed and taken to Biu to convince the people that the Boko Haram members were only human and so they should not fear them.
Hassan said the security operatives had repelled the insurgents after getting wind of their march to Sabon Gari to attack the residents who were just returning home after spending about three months in refugee camps spread across the state.
He said after the insurgents were repelled, they headed towards Mandafuma, taking the route to Gur, but soldiers and members of the Civilian JTF ambushed them.
He said: “After the fierce battle, 41 of them were killed and one was taken alive.
“No soldier was killed in the shootout.
“After they were killed, we cut off their heads and took them to Biu in order to encourage the people to stand against Boko Haram, who are destroying our villages despite the supposedly ceasefire agreement with the government.”