Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the country's northeastern Borno state in recent weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP,

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state, the military said Thursday.

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers said on Thursday. Nigeria has been grappling with a 16-year-long Islamist insurgency in its northeast driven primarily by Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP that has led to huge human and economic losses,

These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign against armed groups and insurgents in the north of the country, much of which is effectively outside of federal government control.

No fewer than 70 terrorists were neutralised by the Nigerian troops while 22 soldiers were killed as others sustained injuries during encounters with insurgents in Borno State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Sunday.

The federal government yesterday, launched one of Nigeria's largest ultramodern fashion manufacturing hubs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a target of generating over 48,000 jobs through the facility in the state.

At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria's northeast after insurgents deployed improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers to ward off attacks by the military, the army spokesperson Edward Buba said.

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Boko Haram Militants Kill at Least 20 in Nigeria's Borno State ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in the country's northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state, the military said Thursday. The operations ...

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