Nigerian army kills six fighters and arrests 11 suspects in Borno
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The Nigerian army says it killed six fighters and arrested 11 people suspected of helping them during operations in Kaga and Gwoza districts, Borno State. A JAS member also surrendered and weapons and ammunition were seized, according to an operational report sent to NAN.
The Nigerian army says it killed six fighters and arrested 11 people suspected of helping them during operations in the Kaga and Gwoza districts of Borno State. A member of the JAS group also surrendered, while weapons and ammunition were seized, according to an operational report sent to the NAN news agency.
The Nigerian army killed six suspected fighters and arrested 11 people suspected of collaborating with armed groups in Borno State, in north-eastern Nigeria. The operations were carried out by the North-East joint force, Operation Hadin Kai, against networks linked to the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) and Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), according to an operational report cited on Sunday by the Nigerian News Agency (NAN).
Soldiers ambushed the suspected fighters on 25 October at around 00:37 along the Targejeri axis, in Kaga Local Government Area. They recovered an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 169 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, as well as telephones and amulets, the report said.
Six other suspects were arrested during an operation carried out on 24 October in Benisheikh, bringing the number of people detained in the investigation to 11. The suspects are being questioned to determine their involvement and possible links with other members of the network.
In the Gwoza area, a JAS member also surrendered to soldiers from the 192nd Battalion on Saturday, with an AK-47 rifle and a magazine containing 28 rounds. The operation came after the army announced the deaths of 15 terrorists in a strike in Pulka and the release of more than 70 hostages in one week.
