Nigerian Troops, acting on information by an arrested suspected terrorist, Lawan Abbai, embarked on mine and Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, clearance operations in Gombori that led to the discovery of IEDs buried in the ground by insurgents.
Three members of the United Nations and other international humanitarian organisations were among five persons wounded when Boko Haram ambushed a team of nongovernmental organisations escorted by soldiers from Bama on Thursday attacked.
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, has declared that there were no longer camps of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country.
Five of the soldiers missing in a Boko Haram attack in Borno State have been found, the Nigerian army has announced.
The army on Saturday said the commanding officer of the unit was among those found.
