Nigeria: Troops Kill Fleeing Insurgents, Seize Hit List

9 December 2014

Abuja — AS both air and land operations continued in the North-East to flush out the Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian troops yesterday killed scores of the sect members and recovered from the fleeing insurgents a list containing targets to be hit in the days to come, according to reports

Director of Defence Information Major General Chris Olukolade was quoted as saying that six soldiers were injured in the operation that led to the killing of about 27 members of the group, as others fled for safety.

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