Nigerian Army apprehend boko haram members with scores of injuries

Scores of wounded terrorists who escaped from various camps under the fire of security forces have been captured in the fringes of Lake Chad. The captured terrorists some of whom are fatally wounded are already making useful statements to interrogators of the Multi-National Joint Task Force. Others were captured by troops in locations around Dikwa, Cross Kauwa, Kukawa and Alargarmo.

In their confessions, it was revealed that some of the camps have been disbanded following ...See More

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