News News:Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 3 Soldiers, Abduct Senior Officer

Troops of the Nigerian Army, assisted by the local vigilantes in the early hours of yesterday at the border villages between Adamawa and Borno states, killed no fewer than 30 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

According to a local vigilante operative who participated in the campaign, an ambush was laid for the insurgents, following intelligence report about their movement, which resulted in the killing of many of the terrorists.

The source added that many weapons including AK 47 assault rifles, bows and arrows and other dangerous weapons were confiscated from the invading terrorists. The onslaught against the insurgents followed increased attacks on parts of Madagali local government area, which led to the death of three soldiers and abduction of one senior military officer alongside his operational vehicle.