During the operations carried out by the Nigeria army in the northeast of the country, 52 terrorists were eliminated over the past week. This was announced by the director of the media of the Ministry of Defense of Nigeria Edward Buba.
According to Buba, the Nigerian army conducted operations against Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern states of the country.
During the operations, 204 terrorist were captured, including the leaders of the organization, a significant amount of ammunition was seized. Dozens of militants disappeared, having been injured, – Buba said.
Boko Haram “has been operating since the beginning of the 2000s.
Since 2009, over 20 thousand people have become victims of an extremist of the organization.
“Boko Haram” since 2015 has also made attacks on neighboring countries – Cameroon, Chad and Niger. In the area of Lake Chad, at least two thousand people became victims of terrorists.
Due to terrorist attacks and clashes in Nigeria, hundreds of thousands were forced to leave their homes.