Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in fresh attacks.
The restive town of Konduga in Borno State also came under attacks.
Brig-Gen Bulama Biu, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, confirmed the attack on Thursday in Maiduguri.
According to Biu, troops rose to the occasion and repelled the invaders, who had repeatedly attacked communities in the Konduga Local Government Area over the years.
He disclosed that he had visited the attacked communities namely Bularin and Kofa, including camps in the communities housing thousands of displaced people.
“I was there. We recovered one dead body and saw burnt houses. Troops have been following up on the attackers,” he said.
Alfred Audu is a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force claimed to be on duty at the time of the attack.
He said the insurgents engaged troops in a bid to force their way into the communities. Audu said the insurgents were pushed back when fighter planes were deployed to confront the invaders.
Another eye-witness, Alhaji Modu also confirmed that hundreds of the insurgents on trucks with mounted guns and motorcycles, attacked the communities at about 7:45 p.m.forcing their ways into the IDP camps and also attacked homes.
“An Islamic cleric together with his wife and three children were burnt to death when the insurgents sacked their home at Bularin IDP Camp.
“They burnt down the village market, shops, houses, animals and vehicles. Many people died in the attack while others are still missing.
“Bularin village was razed and several tents in the camp destroyed. Many people were displaced in the attack,” Modu said.
