suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday stormed Yimirmigza village in Kautikari ward, Chibok local government area of Borno, forcing the residents to leave their homes and scamper for safety.

According to TheCable, residents of the village started hearing strange gunshots around 6pm.

The villager said they ran when they realized that the gunshots were not the routine military gunshots.

“They came in this evening and started shooting sporadically. Most of the villagers have run into the bush

“We don’t know if there are casualty yet because right now the insurgents are still in charge of the village.” the source was quoted to have said

It was learnt that security operatives from the 117 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian army had been deployed to stop the insurgents.

Yimirmigza village is 19km away from Chibok town which is the local government headquarters.