The Nigerian Army has announced the retrieval of Konduga, a town in Borno state, from members of the fighting Boko Haram, killing about 100 of them.
A statement from the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Olajide Laleye.said that Nigerian troops crushed members of Boko Haram terrorists in their attempt to take the strategic town of Konduga, on Tuesday night, 16 September 2014, killing over 100 of them in the process.
This was confirmed today in a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Chris Olukolade in his twitter handle. Olukolade said that the troops successfully crushed another attempt by terrorists who were on a revenge mission to Konduga, after 12 hours of fighting in the outskirts of the Borno State community.
“Troops are now combing the vicinity, in a cordon and search operation to determine the heavy casualties suffered by the terrorists in the encounter.” [myad]
