They were armed with machetes, but they were forced to turn back because Boko Haram had guns.
Ήταν οπλισμένοι με μαχαίρια,  αλλά αναγκάστηκαν να γυρίσουν πίσω επειδή τα μέλη της Μπόκο Χαράμ είχαν όπλα.