Residents of three villages in northern Nigeria have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters, an eyewitness has told the BBC.

About 200 of the militants were killed during the fighting in the Kala-Balge district of Borno state, he said.

The witness said the residents had formed a vigilante group.

The area which came under attack is not far from the site of a market massacre last week in which more than 300 people were killed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27412057

I am surprised the people of a small village have access to guns strong enough to repel anything bigger than small game or can even afford it. But somehow they were able to do it. I mean if things continue this way, they may not even need the help of the US army anymore.