ABUJA, Feb 11, 2021 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 19 fleeing Boko Haram
militants were killed in an encounter with the Nigerian military in the
northeastern state of Borno, according to security sources on Wednesday.
Five gun trucks belonging to the Boko Haram group were also destroyed
during the gunfight in Rann, a town in the Kala Balge local government area
of Borno, on Tuesday, said sources who preferred to be anonymous.
One military source said the Boko Haram militants driving eight gun trucks
had earlier attempted to attack a military base in the town of Rann, in what
appears to be an ambush operation.
The attack was foiled by troops, who immediately staged a tactical
withdrawal from their base, the source said, adding the military launched a
massive aerial and ground counter-attack against the terrorists, who fled the
scene.