Troops of the Nigerian army, Operation Hadin Kai in a gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, Borno state.
The terrorists ambushed soldiers escorting commercial vehicles at Yaleri village along Damboa Road.
The troops engaged the insurgents while the passengers scampered for safety.
You will recall that troops of 27 task force battalion recently killed scores of Islamic State for West African Province fighters in Yobe.
The ISWAP members had converged at Wulle on Sunday to launch an attack on the troops’ formation but they were repelled.