Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed 58 Boko Haramterrorists in Borno State.
The insurgents were said to have been killed during a gun battle with troops in Musari village.
This was disclosed via a statement released by army spokesperson, Sani Usman on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
It reads:
“In continuation with the clearance of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 153 Task Force Brigade, 5 Brigade on Monday had an encounter with terrorists at Musari village on Monday.”
“During the clearance operations, a soldier paid the supreme price, while the troops killed 58 terrorist and recovered 2 hand grenades, 52 motorcycles, several bags of foodstuffs such as beans, onions, sweet potatoes and guinea corn, as well as cartons of fish.”
Usman had earlier revealed that troops killed 19 terrorists and rescued 67 hostages during an operation in Borno.
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