At least 12 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Niger

Niger’s military says it has killed at least 12 terrorists belonging to the Nigeria-based Boko Haram Takfiri group in a gun fight with the terrorists in a border area.

According to the reports, the clashes occurred in the southeastern region of Bosso near the border with Nigeria, where the terror group has been wreaking havoc for the past seven years.

Around a dozen terrorists were killed and several dozen others were wounded and carried away by the fleeing attackers, a statement read by Nigerien army spokesman Colonel Moustapha Ledru said on Saturday.

The army troops also seized a number of machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers and cell phones from the terrorists.

According to local resident Ibrahim Chetima, civilians living in the area took shelter in the nearby woods from the battle which lasted about 15 hours.

The border rural commune of Bosso, located in Niger’s southeast Diffa region, is home to thousands of refugees and internally-displaced people, fleeing Boko Harm’s atrocities in neighboring Nigeria’s embattled Borno State.

The region has witnessed several attacks in recent months. The terrorists infiltrate into Niger after crossing the Komadugu Yobe River, which separates the two countries.

Niger’s army has been battling Boko Haram terrorists in the volatile region since February last year.

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