The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed three Boko Haram insurgents and recovered 200 cattle in Borno. Kukasheka said that the insurgents had earlier carted away 200 cattle rustled at Makandari village of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. He said that the troops engaged the insurgents’ on Saturday at Beneri village, killed two of them and recovered the stolen cattle. Kukasheka disclosed further that the troops, in a separate operation, ambushed the insurgents at their crossing point at Firgi, Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The army spokesman revealed that the troops killed one insurgent, suspected to be an expert in Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), and recovered one gas cylinder.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 12:45 UTC