Nigerian soldiers free 71 children, women from Boko Haram, hold them at

He said the activities of saboteurs within the military led to the unnecessary deaths of many soldiers and officers who unknowingly walked into ambushes laid by Boko Haram who had prior knowledge of troops movement.

It was coming from the Gamboru market… Many of them escaped on their own, but 219 still are missing.

Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army said it had cleared two villages occupied by Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 59 abducted persons in anti-terrorist operation in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

In Cameroon, a 12-year-old girl suicide bomber killed 20 people last Saturday night in an attack on a bar in Maroua, which is situated southwest of the border from N’Djamena.

It comes a day after the Defense Ministry appointed Maj.

YAOUNDE, (Xinhua) – The leaders of Cameroon and Nigerian are committed to working together to fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram and eradicate this evil.

“He did extremely well to contain Boko Haram from spreading into the northwest”, Buratai said at Friday’s ceremony.

The Nigerian president, in his remarks in Cameroon, also complained of a lack of resources, saying: “After the promises of G7 countries to help the region defeat Boko Haram, we are waiting for training, equipment and intelligence assistance”.

A few equipments of Boko Haram were destroyed and severy boats and weapons were recovered, the release said.

A Deputy Director, Army Public Relations and spokesman, 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Colonel Tukur Gusau, said the hostages include 25 children, 29 women and five elderly men. The rebels have increased their number of attacks back at the military, yet with little in the way of considerable gain according to recent reports. “Our armed forces and security forces have launched a vast offensive to dig out and neutralise these terrorists on these islands”.

The extremist group, whose name roughly translates as “Western education is forbidden”, has carried on its campaign of attacks on security forces, suicide bombings and bloody raids on villages across Nigeria’s north and eastern borders despite a major regional military campaign against them.

At least two women and girl suicide bombers this month were said to have come from the area where those freed this week were held.

“We killed 117 Boko Haram fighters through the two-week operation”.