Troop Neutralises About 100 Insurgents in Borno

Scores of high profile Boko haram commanders loyal to the Abubakar Shekau faction were killed in a counter attack conducted by troops of operation Lafiya Dole following a failed attack on troops location at Banki junction in Borno.

Those killed in the attack included Manzar Halid, Amir Abu Fatima and Nicap among others,

Seventy two members of the sect were also neutralised.

Other high ranking fighters including Abu Jamratu Al-Naweer, Kaka Bana and Tareta Babakari, were also severely wounded with slight chances of surviving.