Nigeria: Nigerian troops kill 35 Boko Haram militants
A total of 35 Boko Haram militants were killed during multiple-day clearance operations by Nigerian troops in the country’s northeastern state of Borno, the military said on Sunday.
In a statement made available to Xinhua, the military said that the clearance operations took place between May 11 and May 22 to deal deadly blows on the militants.
At the beginning of the clearance operations on May 11, the army conducted a long-range fighting patrol in Adzunge, a location in Borno, and its adjoining villages.
On May 13, the troops held a special operation when they ambushed the Boko Haram militants along Pulka-Boko-Kirawa road in the state, killing eight of them, the statement said. Ten motorcycles and various food items were also seized by the troops during the operation.