Nigerian troops killed four suspected
Boko Haram
suspects and set free 61 people, mainly women and children, held by the
jihadist group in the flashpoint northeastern Borno state, the army
said Thursday.
In an operation, troops under air cover cleared
Boko Haram camps “and in the process rescued 61 persons abducted and held captive by the
Boko Haramterrorists,” the army said in a statement.