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12 Nigerian troops die in helicopter air crash during evacuation mission
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two dozen Nigerian security operatives were killed after a helicopter carrying dead and wounded soldiers from an evacuation mission in Niger state — 249 km north of Abuja —crashed on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Nigerian troops kill 38 terrorists in 2 weeks
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 38 extremist terrorists in operations conducted in the past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Nigerian troops kill 29 Boko Haram terrorists in anti-terror operations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian military on Thursday said a total of 29 Boko Haram terrorists were recently killed in the country's northeast region, following a series of anti-operations by troops.
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Nigerian troops kill 73 Boko Haram militants in two weeks
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 73 Boko Haram militants in operations conducted in past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram militants in northeast region
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops thwarted an attack by the extremist group on a military base in the northeastern state of Borno, said a spokesperson for the army.
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Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorists, retake 'lost' town: Army spoke
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops killed some Boko Haram terrorists while retaking a town "lost" to them earlier in the country's northeast region, said a spokesman for the Army on Tuesday.
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Nigerian army kills several Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Airstrikes by Nigerian troops have destroyed a new Boko Haram settlement at Mana Waji in the restive northeastern state of Borno and killed several terrorists, an official said on Sunday.
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20 Boko Haram terrorists killed as Nigerian troops repel attack: Army
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian army on Sunday said troops had killed at least 20 Boko Haram terrorists while repelling an attack launched by the terror group in the northeast region.
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2 killed as Nigerian troops rescue 9 from kidnappers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed when security forces responded to a call to rescue nine travelers in northern Nigeria, an official confirmed on Monday.
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