Army kills 20 Boko Haram suspects in Borno

The Seven Division of the Nigerian Army said it has killed 20
suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri after an
operation on Gwoza-Bita road. It said the area has witnessed
attacks on civilians in recent times.
The spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Muhammad Dole,
said this in a statement on Saturday.
The statement read, "In the late hours of Friday, November
15, troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, launched an
offensive operation along Gwoza-Bita-Damboa road, where
suspected Boko Haram militants were flushed out.
"Bita town is believed to be a Boko Haram stronghold, from
where the terrorists launched attacks on isolated villages and
motorists along the road to Gwoza and Damboa.
"During the encounter, 20 suspected Boko Haram militants
were killed, while scores of vehicles and 50 motorcycles were
destroyed.
"A soldier was killed and three other soldiers were wounded
in the operation."
Dole said soldiers were still pursuing the fleeing members of
the Boko Haram group.
"The troops, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, are
aggressively pursuing the fleeing insurgents in the general
areas of Bita and Sambisa Forest," he added.
He said the General Officer Commanding of the division,
Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan, appealed to the general public to
provide the division with credible information concerning the
movement of the fleeing insurgents.