Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack: Spokesman

Nigerian troops have thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the country's volatile northeast, killing 16 insurgents while 12 soldiers were wounded. 

Troops successfully repelled the Boko Haram attack in the town of Kangarwa last Sunday.  

Officials say the military rose to the occasion and dealt a decisive blow on the insurgents by killing 16. 

Unfortunately, an officer and 11 soldiers were wounded in action during the encounter.  A cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the insurgents.  

Reports say the military rescued five people held by the jihadists in the village of Dogon Chikun during an operation to clear the area of Islamists.  

Boko Haram, which seeks to impose strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria, has been blamed for about  20 thousand deaths and displacing more than two point six million people since 2009.

SOURCE: NEWS24