Troops foil Boko Haram attack, kill five
Five terrorists were killed as
Nigerian troops thwarted a Boko Haram attack near the northeastern city of
Maiduguri, the epicentre of the seven-year insurgency, the army said on
Tuesday.
“Troops
of Operation LAFIYA DOLE accompanied by Civilian JTF successfully thwarted an
attempt by Boko Haram terrorists on Yauri community at the outskirts of
Maiduguri city, Borno State,” said a statement by army spokesman Sani
Usman.
During the incident, which took
place on Monday, five Islamists were killed and a cache of arms and ammunition,
including two AK-47 rifles and a machine gun, were recovered, he said.
With the help of regional forces,
Nigerian troops have recaptured a range of territories and driven the
insurgents into remote areas in the Lake Chad region. Boko Haram, which seeks
to impose strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria, has killed some 20,000 and
displaced more than 2.6 million people since 2009.
Post a Comment