109 Boko Haram militants, 4 soldiers and 1 civilian killed

(Baonghean.vn) - On Friday, February 6, Nigerian Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo announced that military attacks had killed 109 Boko Haram militants. However, Mr. Karidjo also said that on the military side, 4 soldiers were killed and 17 others were injured.

Chadian and Cameroonian troops during a battle against Boko Haram on February 3, 2015. Photo: AFP/Stephane Yas

On Friday, the army began its first attacks against the Boko Haram Islamist terrorist organization in the southern cities of Bosso and Diffa near the Nigerian border. Speaking on national television, Minister Karidjo said that currently the army has 4 dead, 17 injured and 2 missing. At the same time, Nigerian security forces have killed 109 Boko Haram militants. In addition, 1 civilian was also killed in the above attacks.

However, there was no report from Nigeria about the Chad army “supporting” the Nigerian army in the operation to “neutralize the attackers” in Bosso city. According to a Chad security source, Yahya Daoud - Commander of the Chad force deployed to deal with Boko Haram in Niger was shot in Bosso city.

Returning to the Nigerian military’s battle in Diffa, the military “stopped Boko Haram’s advance” at a bridge and the situation in the two areas has now returned to normal. Minister Karidjo announced that the situation is still under the control of the military and said that the military will continue “continuous mopping up operations”.

According to another source, “sporadic gunfire” was still heard in the late afternoon in Bosso city. This is the first time since Boko Haram began its terrorist activities that the Nigerian military has launched a major operation against the Islamic terrorist organization. It is known that on Monday, the Nigerian parliament passed a commitment to allow its military to join forces with the armies of Chad and Cameroon in the fight against Boko Haram.

Chu Thanh -according to Liberation 6/2