Nigerian Troops Kill 28 Boko Haram Insurgents In North East

In the sustained fight against the Boko Haram insurgents and the bandits, particularly in the northern part of the country, the Nigerian troops, on Saturday, killed 28 Boko Haram insurgents in that troubled region.

In the operation conducted on Saturday, the troops “tactically out-maneuvered the criminals and engaged them with superior firepower resulting in high casualty on the side of the terrorists in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state,” said military spokesperson Benard Onyeuko in a statement on Monday.

Few other Boko Haram terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds, the spokesperson said. The troops also recovered a gun truck, many weapons, and a large quantity of ammunition during the gunfight, he said, adding that mopping-up operations had been intensified in the area.

One soldier was killed while another was wounded during the exchange of fire, Onyeuko said.

The Nigerian Government has launched several militaries operations in recent years to eliminate the extremist group, which emerged in the country’s northeast region over a decade ago and posed security threats to countries in the Lake Chad Basin.