The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said troops from 5 Brigade of the Division carried out an air strike in Kafiya forest, in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno state, where some members of the Boko Haram sect were known to have set up camp and were terrorising people in Felo, Gwaoi and Malagara villages of Gubio and Nganzai Local Governments
A release by the spokesperson of the Division, Sagir Musa, on Friday said several terrorists were killed during the encounter with troops, and that the three villages were now free of insurgents.
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