Troops kill top Boko Haram commanders

Nigerian Army said yesterday it had neutralised several Boko Haram commanders and many of their foot soldiers in the ongoing operation against the insurgents in the North-east. Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, said in a statement that the operation was conducted jointly with the Nigerian Air Force.

Usman said the operation, undertaken based on “credible intelligence information,” targeted Boko Haram hideouts, adding that “more details of successes achieved will be made available as the operation continues.” He named fi ve top Boko Haram commanders neutralised in the operation to include Abu Dujana, Man Tahiru, a Deputy to Boko Haram terrorist group Hisba leader, Man Chari, Malam Abdullahi Abu Sa’ad and Goni Bamanga. “Th e Nigerian military would continue with the concerted onslaught on the reported Boko Haram terrorists’ locations till they have been eliminated.”

 

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