Soldiers has repelled an early morning attack by fleeing Boko Haram insurgent on Dar village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa.

Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Yusuf Mohammed, said the attack was contained by the prompt response of security operatives in the areas.

Mohammed lauded the efforts of security agencies and local vigilantes, and urged for more support to secure the area.

Also confirming the development, spokesman of twenty-eight Task-Force Battalion, Mubi, Major Akintoye Badare, said the attack was successfully repelled with no casualty on the military side.

He said the situation in the area had since normalized while soldiers remain on full alert.

A twin blast on December nine, twenty-sixteen at the Madagali market resulted in the death of many people.