Troops kill 5 suspected terrorists in Borno
The Boko Haram sect members were shot when they tried to steal some food items from the village.
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According to Daily Post, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade ambushed the sect members after receiving a tip-off.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement, said “Weapons recovered from the insurgents were one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, three rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 27 bicycles, 10 machetes and one dagger.”
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Meanwhile, four female suicide bombers detonated their bombs after they were detected by vigilante members at a border town near Cameroon.
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