The Federal Government has consistently maintained that Boko Haram has been defeated. Troops with the 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed 8 Boko Haram members.According to Daily Post, the sect members were killed during the clearing of terrorists’ hideouts in enclaves in Abusuriwa, Newchina, Bonzon, Usmanari, Goyayeri, Shitimari, Gashimari, Awaram amongst other villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.The soldiers also rescued a total of 30 people during their raids.The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman in a statement, said “The gallant troops were also able to recover 4 AK-47 Rifles, 3 Magazines, 7 Dane guns and Machetes, amongst other items.“In addition, the troops also rescued 3 men, 12 women as well as 15 Children, among whom were an aged man and a woman held captives by the Boko Haram terrorists.
