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The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists group in Borno.

Those 68 casualties came from Baanu village on Friday night while locals said another 11 people were shot in Karnuwa and Hambagda on Saturday and Sunday.

Imam Baba Moussa of Cameroon’s Ngaoundere Mosque said such practices are not part of Islam, and warned parents about Boko Haram fighters who may be recruiting children.

Buratai spoke yesterday morning in Maiduguri in a special Hausa and Kanuri programme of FM Radio Lafiya (Radio Peace) on how to “crush and end” Boko Haram insurgency in the country.

“Boko Haram, in just matter of days, we will end their activities… very soon God’s willing”, he said.

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and two others injured as a landmine suspected to have been buried by Boko Haram detonated in the volatile Borno State, northeast Nigeria, military authorities said Friday.

However, the statement said the Nigerian Military on Friday lost two soldiers to the terrorists in Marte local government area of Borno, while two others were critically injured.

The attack reportedly took the lives of more than 40 people and injured dozens more in a crowded market in the town of Sabon Gari.

Imam Baba Moussa of Cameroon’s Ngaoundere Mosque said such practices are not part of Islam, and warned parents about Boko Haram fighters who may be recruiting children.

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau has refuted recent media reports of his death or replacement in an audio message.

Buhari expressed his government’s determination to fight against Boko Haram, defend and restore territorial integrity of Nigeria, protect the lives and property of Nigerians.

Nigerian troops have rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several of the Islamic extremist group’s camps in the north east, according to the army.

Spokesman Col. Tukur Gusau said that 101 of those freed are children, along with 67 women and 10 men.

Nigerian troops have rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several of the Islamic extremist group’s camps in the north east, according to the army.

Sabon Gari village is settlement along Damboa – Biu road and is 50 kilometers away from Biu, the largest town in southern part of Borno State.