Many injured as forces, Boko Haram exchange gunfire in Abuja

Boko Haram Islamists opened fire Friday on security operatives conducting an operation near a legislative building in Abuja, sparking a gunfight that injured several people, the intelligence branch said.

'In the early hours of (Friday)… a security team went for an operation behind the Apo legislative quarters… they came under heavy gunfire attack by … Boko Haram elements,' leading to a shootout which injured 'some people', Marilyn Ogar, spokeswoman for the Department of State Services, said in a statement.