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Boko Haram: Over 25 insurgents killed, 6 arrested in Borno

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Barely 48 hours after suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents were said to have slaughter nine people along Maiduguri, Biu road, reports reaching Daily Post in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital from Gwoza Local Government Area indicates that not less than 25 Boko Haram members have been killed by a combined team of the Military and Airforce jets near the Firgi farms.

A Commercial driver , Ali Wando who came from Gwoza into Maiduguri told our correspondent,”I saw three corpses by the roadside at Ngauramari which were dismembered by the rocket launcher fired at them by the military when they came on their tricycle.

“Several other bodies were lying further in the bush but I did not go to count the bodies becsuse I was afraid some Boko Haram might be in hiding further in the bush”.

Another commercial driver said, “soon after the military killed the Boko Haram in Ngsuramari , the Nigerian Airforce fighter jet located more Boko Haram members around the firgi farms in Gwoza local Government when they were crossing the road and dropped some bombs on them killing more than 20″.

When the spokesman of the 7 Division Nigerian Army Maiduguri Col. Muhammadu Dole was contacted for comments on the incidents he said, ” I shall come soon with a statement” , however after waiting for more than three hours the statement is yet to come.

Meanwhile, an unconfirmed report also said that, six people were arrested in connection with the attack along Biu road on Monday, where two lorries loaded with orange were burnt down and over 36 others abducted.

According to reports, they were arrested by military around Damboa town and also alledged that, they confessed to have been sponsored by some top politicians living in G.R.A in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.