[ 2015-02-19 ]

Nigeria army ‘kills 300 Boko Haram fighters’
More than 300 Boko Haram fighters have been killed
in military operations in north-east Nigeria, the
army says. A number of militants had also been
captured and weapons and equipment seized, defence
spokesman Chris Olukolade said.

Two soldiers lost their lives and 10 were wounded
during the operation in Borno state, he added. The
deaths have not been independently verified.
Meanwhile, up to 30 people have died in an air
strike on the border with Niger. They were
attending a funeral ceremony at a village when an
unidentified plane began dropping bombs, local
officials and humanitarian sources said. It is not
yet clear who was responsible for the bombardment,
but Nigeria has denied responsibility. “It’s
not to my knowledge and there has not been any
report from our people of such an incident,”
said Dele Alonge, a spokesman for Nigeria’s air
force.

Source - Citifmonline

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