The Nigerian army authorities have said that five Nigerian soldiers and four members of the civilian vigilante group were killed on Sunday in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa local government area of Borno State.
At least 83 Nigerian soldiers, including a Commanding Officer, are still missing days after they came under a Boko Haram attack, PREMIUM TIMES has reported.
The military operation in the Niger Delta region, Operation Crocodile Smile has been extended to Imo State, as government troops raided two prominent kidnappers' camps belonging to rival cultists.
The Nigerian Army has confirmed death of four Soldiers in a boat mishap within Bayelsa waterways saying that the remains of the four soldiers were yet to be found, but residents say two bodies have so far been salvaged.