Boko Haram: Another MNJTF victory leaves dozens of terrorists dead

– A senior military Boko Haram commander and 55 terrorists have been killed.

– The battle took place in Abadam LGA in Borno state.

– Boko Haram has suffered a series of stinging setbacks this week.

A senior Boko Haram commander and fifty-five other militants have been killed during a battle with the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNTJF) at Malumfatori in the Abadam local government area of Borno state.

Reports given by local residents said the insurgents have been battling with MNTJF forces since last week for the control of the area.

One of the Nigerian military officers involved in the battle, who spoke anonymously as serving soldiers are not supposed to speak to the press, said two MNTJF soldiers were killed while two others sustained injuries.

It is not known how many Boko Haram fighters were injured in the battle.

Alhaji Modu, a local politician from Abadam, said that the northern Borno area and particularly the Chad basin area has plentiful fish and food that have been sustaining the Boko Haram fighters.

“That is why they have been having the power to come out and fight the military, but from what we are hearing, soldiers are gradually pursuing them and closing all the food supply routes,” Modu said,

“We hope that the soldiers are able to clear them from the area as their presence in that area has affected fish business.

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This latest success against Boko Haram terror comes after 76 starving fighters and their followers surrendered to Nigerian army troops yesterday in Gwozo, Borno state.

The terrorists said they had surrendered because they were starving, and reported that hundreds more Boko Haram fighters and their dependents want to do the same.

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