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| FILE PHOTO: Nigerian Army soldiers stand at a base in Baga. |
At least 343 Boko Haram militants were killed
during various military operations held within six weeks in Nigeria’s northeast
region, the Defence headquarters said on Wednesday.
The
operations, which saw key leaders of the Boko Haram group killed by airstrikes,
were held between March 18 and May 5.
In
a statement made available to our reporter in Abuja, the defense authorities said
several other terrorists suffered various degrees of gunshot wounds.
Among
other successes recorded during the military operations, most of the Boko
Haram’s logistics installations and networks were destroyed, while 16 of their
informants and logistics suppliers were arrested within the period, the
statement said.
Some
Nigerian soldiers also died and others wounded in action, added the statement. - Africa
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