Nigerian troops killed 24 suspected Islamist fighters in two attacks in the northeast of the country and recovered some weapons, the army said on Tuesday.
Boko Haram and its foe Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been fighting the Nigerian armed forces for more than a decade in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.
The conflict between the insurgents and Nigeria’s armed forces has also spread to neighboring countries as Chad and Cameroon.
Major General Christopher Musa, commander of the anti-insurgency task force, stated that soldiers killed 16 Boko Haram fighters a few kilometres from Maiduguri city, the capital of Borno state, reported Reuters.
During the encounter with the insurgents two gun trucks were seized and one was destroyed, added Musa.
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said security forces are making gains against radical Islamists militants in the northeast and also against armed bandits who have carried out kidnappings for ransom and killed hundreds in the northwest.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said late on Monday troops from a joint Nigerian and Cameroonian operation also killed four ISWAP members who attacked a forward army base in Borno, reported Reuters.
Last week, Nigeria’s top general said ISWAP leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi was dead, without giving any details about his death.
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