2 soldiers die as troops kill Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

• Troops and Boko Haram terrorists engaged successful fierce conflict and speech of gunfire for hours successful Borno state
• A skipper and Corporal Soldier were killed during the weapon conflict connected Sunday, April 6, 2025, successful Izge village, Gwoza section authorities country of the state
• A nonmigratory said the surviving terrorists evacuated the dormant bodies of their colleagues from the scene

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Izge, Borno state - The Nigerian Army mislaid a Captain and Corporal Soldier during a weapon conflict with Boko Haram terrorists successful Izge village, Gwoza section authorities country of Borno state.

The tragic incidental occurred astatine astir 1:am connected Sunday, April 6, 2025, erstwhile equipped terrorists invaded the troops' enactment successful Izge.

A Captain and Corporal Soldier killed during fierce conflict with terrorists successful Borno state. Photo credit: @HQNigerianArmy
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As reported by Vanguard, the terrorists attacked the troops with Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs).

The Boko Haram insurgents targeted the Izge platoon enactment of troops ‘Operation Hadin Kai'.

The onslaught led to a fierce conflict and speech of gunfire for immoderate hours earlier resilient residents of the community, with enactment from vigilantes and section hunters, complemented efforts of the subject to repel the attack.

Speaking astir the attack, a nonmigratory identified arsenic Mallam Isa Usman Izge said:

“We, the radical of Izge, came nether Boko Haram penetration astatine astir 1:am erstwhile astir of america were asleep. Unfortunately, a Captain and Corporal Soldier were among the scores of Boko Haram terrorists that were killed. Although galore of the terrorists were besides neutralised, those who survived rapidly evacuated the dormant bodies of their colleagues (Terrorists) from the scene."

The nonmigratory added that:

“As it is, galore of our resilient radical are inactive successful the bush hunting for the whereabouts of the fleeing terrorists”.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Fatima Musa, a erstwhile Boko Haram member, shared her de-radicalisation travel and expressed regret implicit past extremist beliefs and actions.

The Borno Model, introduced successful 2021, has led to the wide surrender of implicit 300,000 insurgents, combining dialog and rehabilitation efforts.

Security and community-driven reintegration strategies are helping to reconstruct peace, with vocational grooming and reconciliation playing cardinal roles.

Legit.ng besides reported that the Defence Headquarters announced its one-year peculiar program for repentant Boko Haram terrorists.

The DHQ explained that 800 retired of 129,000 terrorists that surrendered to the Nigerian Military are undergoing deradicalisation.

The Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Emeka Onumajuru, made this revelation successful an interrogation connected Monday and shared further details.

Tinubu told to probe assertion USAID funded Boko Haram

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Senator Ali Ndume voiced concerns astir the assertion that the USAID has financed violent groups, including Boko Haram, done yearly funds amounting to $697 million.

Ndume, successful an interrogation connected Sunday, urged the Nigerian authorities to analyse what helium described arsenic weighty allegations by the US Congressman Scott Perry.

The Borno South legislator besides urged Bola Tinubu's authorities to absorption connected becoming self-sufficient alternatively than relying connected overseas aid.

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