NIGERIAN ARMY KILLS 123 TERRORISTS IN LATEST ANTI-BOKO HARAM BOMBARDMENT

Niger’s army is reporting on scores of Boko
Haram militants killed during an opeartion that
has taken place in the nation’s southeast for
several months. However, the exact number is
yet to be verified.
Colonel Moustapha Ledru, the spokesman for the
defence ministry, has told the state television on
Friday that “123 terrorists had been killed, two
fighters were captured and a large quantity of
arms recovered from the insurgents.”
According to Mr Ledru, 14 soldiers were killed
and 29 wounded in the joint operations with
Chad’s troops between July and September 28.
The eliminated terrorists infiltrated into Diffa
region (on the northeastern border of Nigeria)
from Nigeria.
Operations reportedly resulted into successful
recapture of four strategic localities from Boko
Haram group.
Only a few years ago, Diffa was mainly known as
a trade region. Since February 2015 however, the
deadly Boko Haram incursions have drastically
changed the lives of local residents, more than
280,000 people have been displaced.
The strict curfew, closing of markets and the
suspension of trade has led to an economic
downturn, resulting in a humanitarian crisis.
According to the United Nations, the people of
Diffa are arguably the poorest on earth, living in
the least developed region in the least developed
country of the world.
Refugees from Nigeria fleeing violence from
Boko Haram are living with local populations in
the Diffa region. By October 2015 the number of
refugees in the region had risen up to 150,000.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE