Nigerian army kills scores of Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes, says spokesman ANI | Updated: Jan 01, 2021 12:44 IST
Abuja [Nigeria], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Scores of Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country s restive northeastern state of Borno, an official said on Friday.
In a statement available to Xinhua, John Enenche, spokesman for the military, said armed forces attacked the hideouts of the Boko Haram group near Tumbun Gini in Borno on Wednesday.
The air raids were launched after a series of aerial surveillance missions indicated that the location was being used as a staging area where some Boko Haram leaders and their fighters met to plan and launch attacks, Enenche said.
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Troops have rescued 10 kidnapped victims from suspected bandits in two Zamfara communities and Katsina State, in separate operations.
Seven persons were reportedly rescued by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, who were on routine patrol around Gidan Dan Nunu and Dutsi villages of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Thursday.
According to a statement on Friday by the Defence headquarters spokesman, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, the soldiers engaged the criminals during an encounter and subsequently saved their victims.
In the other operation, troops of Forward Operating Base Dangulbi acting on credible intelligence that bandits were operating in Kimbisawa village of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, mobilized and rescued two women and a child kidnapped by the bandits.