The Nigerian Army has killed 11 members of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram on Tuesday in a clash with local vigilantes and the troops in the North.
According to Nigeria’s military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade, he said a new regional force tasked with fighting the jihadists should go into action very soon, though he did not specify when for tactical reasons.
A local militia identified as Markus Yohana said: “On Monday afternoon around 2:00 pm (1300 GMT), Boko Haram gunmen on motorcycles attacked our village. They killed three vigilantes and seized a car, the soldiers ambushed the raiders as they tried to flee, killing 11.”
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Bitrus Damina, another local militia confirmed the account. He said,“Soldiers went after them and killed 11 of them in the bush.”
Maj. Gen Olukolade, the Nigeria military spokesman said the 8,700-strong Multi-National Joint Task Force, which will replace the regional offensive, is expected to be more efficient than the current alliance when it takes over the battle against a six-year insurgency that has killed some 15,000 people.
The Islamic terror group, Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks since President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as Nigeria’s president in May, unleashing violence that has claimed about 830 lives in just two months.
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11 Feared Dead As Nigerian Troops Clash With B/H Insurgents
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