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Five Boko Haram, four soldiers killed in NE Nigeria

By AFP
February 18, 2019

LAGOS: Five Boko Haram fighters and four soldiers were killed in fighting in northeast Nigeria, the military said on Sunday, in the latest clashes between troops and Jihadists.

Army spokesman Sagir Musa said five rebel fighters "met their Waterloo" as they attempted to overrun a military base in Buni Yadi, in Yobe state, at about 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Saturday.

"An officer and three soldiers have lost their lives during the encounter. While five soldiers were wounded are stable and reciving treatment in the Brigade Field Ambulance," he added. Musa said the heavily armed militants were in four gun trucks and two armoured vehicles. Troops seized weapons and ammunition, he added. In January, two military sources told AFP the Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram killed four soldiers and were repelled after air support was called in.