The Nigerian military stated Friday it killed at the very least 16 Boko Haram militants throughout a midnight operation in northeastern Borno state.
Army spokesperson Onyechi Anele stated troops launched sustained oblique fireplace round 1 a.m. within the Damboa Local Government Area, sparking a gun battle that led to the deaths of the insurgents.
Boko Haram, a jihadist group lively throughout northeastern Nigeria and components of Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon and Mali, has waged a brutal insurgency for over a decade, marked by mass killings and widespread displacement.
Borno state has, in current months, witnessed a surge in terrorist exercise, together with the usage of explosive gadgets to wreak havoc.
“The main thrust of the attack targeted the brigade, prompting the swift deployment of air support to reinforce ground troops,” Anele stated in an announcement Friday.
She additionally confirmed that an ammunition storage space was hit through the alternate however was swiftly introduced beneath management, with no additional escalation.
Separately, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu stated 15,543 insurgents have been killed throughout the nation within the first two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Ribadu made the disclosure Thursday throughout a presentation on the nationwide summit of the All Progressives Congress, held to mark the administration’s second anniversary.
Source: www.dailysabah.com