The Chairman, Mangu Local Government Area, Marcus Artu, confirmed the development to The Nation by phone.
But he could not say how many gunmen were killed.
“I cannot not give the casualty figure, but they are many, and this is the beginning of meeting their Waterloo.
“What I was told is that some attackers came out in large numbers this morning (Saturday) and wanted to attack the people but the soldiers repelled them.”
