Borno State (Nigeria) - The Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, said six Boko Haram suspects were killed in a gun battle with soldiers along the shores of Lake Chad. The spokesperson of the Eight Task Force Division in Borno State, Timothy Antigha, said that six suspected terrorists were killed in two separate operations carried out by soldiers in the division on Tuesday. He said the operations were part of the ongoing efforts "to rout Boko Haram terrorists in its area of responsibility". Mr. Antigha, a colonel, said the Seven Brigade Special Task Force, under the Eight Task Force Division, effectively dislodged the Boko Haram fighters who had been gathering in Dawashi Gari village, in an area bordering Lake Chad, with the suspected motive of plotting some attacks. "In an engagement this morning, gallant soldiers of the division killed 4 terrorists, while others fled, abandoning their motorcycles, which were recovered and destroyed, to prevent their being used to perpetrate terror on innocent villagers," he said.
