27 Boko Haram killed in town between Nigeria and Cameroon

– The MJTF killed and arrested some terrorists in the border town between Nigeria and Cameroon
– No soldier was killed in the encounter
– The terrorists are finding it hard to operate in Nigeria
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) have killed 27 Boko Haram terrorists in the border town between Nigeria and Cameroon.
The Punch reports that this information was revealed by the commander of a regional army force on Thursday, August 18.
Although Nigeria has been making headway in its fight against terrorism, the insurgent have not been completely decimated with the latest encounter showing some of them still exist.
Apart from Nigeria, the MJTF also include Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon.
Bouba Dobekreo who is the commander of the task force revealed that 11 other terrorists were apprehended.
He said: “A Multinational Joint Task Force set up by Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram across borders, ambushed a group of the terrorists on Wednesday near the town of Fotokol.
“It is located close to the border with Nigeria.
“No soldiers were killed during the clashes.”
The terrorists who seem to be finding it difficult to operate successfully in Nigeria are choosing border towns as their targets.
Meanwhile, in what may be perceived as a supremacy battle, two factions of Boko Haram terrorists are waging war against each other.
Since the appointment of Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the new leader of Boko Haram by ISIS, there has been disquiet within the rank of the terrorists as Abubakar Shakau who has been the leader of the group insists he is still in charge.