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“The attack happened around 6:30 am (0530 GMT) as the grocers were arriving in the market which starts early”, said Babakura Kolo, a vigilante helping the Nigerian army combat Boko Haram jihadists in the region.

The six-year-old insurgency waged by Boko Haram to establish an Islamist state in the northeast of Nigeria has displaced around 1.5 million people internally and forced thousands to flee into neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.

The statement assured that NAF will continue to give all necessary support to the ground force through its intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East until all portions of Nigerian soil is safe and free from the insurgents.

Meanwhile, suspected Boko Haram insurgents early Tuesday killed at least nine people and kidnapped dozens, including children and teenagers, from a village in Cameroun on the border with Nigeria, according to local leader.

“During this operation, 178 people held hostage by terrorists were saved, including 101 children, 67 women and 10 men”, he said in a statement.

Hundreds have been freed from Boko Haram captivity this year but none of the 219 girls abducted in April 2014 from a school in Chibok were among those rescued.

Alex Badeh, the immediate past commander of the Nigerian military, has revealed that the effectiveness of the fight against the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, was greatly hampered by fifth columnists within the military who leaked sensitive information and operational plans...

Nigerian military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said on last Tuesday that the new regional force would be operational “any moment from now”, without giving a specific date.

Major-General Iliya Abbah, who previously commanded military operations in the oil-rich Niger Delta, will head the five-nation force, military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said.

Both leaders posed for photo shoots before moving to the third floor office of the President of the Republic of Cameroon for discussions that lasted one hour, forty minutes.

The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Nigerian President, Mr Muhammadu Buharia and his Cameroonian counterpart, Mr Paul Biya in Yaounde, the Capital of Cameroon.

A bloody and terrifying raid by Boko Haram on Friday left at least 25 people dead in three villages in eastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state, according to residents and a local government official.

Speaking at the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the governors called for increase in military deployment and provision of sophisticated military equipment.

The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government is displacing thousands on both sides of the country’s border with Cameroon to the northeast and Niger to the north, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. He took office in May.

Jonathan was defeated in the March election by former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari.