A number of Borno State residents fled their homes Wednesday evening.

This followed an attack by Boko Haram at Jiddari-Polo area, near Maiduguri, the state capital.

A video on social media shows people of different ages trekking inward the city centre away from the violence.

A number of Borno State residents fled their homes Wednesday evening. This followed an attack by Boko Haram at Jiddari-Polo area, near Maiduguri, the state capital.

It was gathered that soldiers are engaging them.

The fresh battle occured few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left Borno on a sympathy visit.

Hundreds of Borno State residents booed President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage on Wednesday.

As he moved through town, the people shouted “Ba ma so, ba ma yi” in Hausa language.

Buhari is currently in the state on a “sympathy visit.”

As he moved through town, the people shouted “Ba ma so, ba ma yi” in Hausa language.The translation is English is “We don’t want, we are not interested.”

As Buhari’s convoy passed, the crowd booed as they waved their hands in rejection.

The president arrived Maiduguri after his arrival from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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