Field Operations officer for Borno State told reuters that “Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists attempted to open fire on (security) operatives but could not succeed. We have so far shot dead 16 of the terrorists during a shoot-out,”
“We were able to achieve this feat based on information from the public,” he said. “There were no casualties on our side”.
He later confirmed that his team seized weapons and ammunition from the suspects and destroyed some of their home-made bombs in controlled explosions.
Yesterday, gunmen shot dead a retired police officer, his driver and two aides in the city of Kano.
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