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Nigerian Army Kills 23 Boko Haram Members In Chad

Nigerian Army has claimed to have nutrailised 23 Boko Haram and recovered weapons during its clearance operation in villages in the Lake Chad region.

According to Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, many terrorists escaped with gunshot injuries during the encounter with troops on Monday.

He stated that the operation was conducted by troops of 153 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with the support of its Cameroonian Defence Forces counterpart.

He listed items recovered during the operation to include six AK 47 rifles, two FN rifles, eight AK 47 rifle magazines, 33 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ammunition, one link of 7.62mm NATO and two motorcycles.

He added that the troops had earlier cleared numerous villages in the Lake Chad region, including Bulakeisa, Tumbuma Babba, Abbaganaram and Dan Baure, among others.

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