2 Boko Haram Members Killed, 8 Arrested In North Nigeria
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Two senior members of militant group Boko Haram have been killed by the Nigerian army in a gunfight in Maiduguri.
A spokesman for the Nigerian army said "bombs, 5 mobile phones and a car were seized" during the operation.
The spokesman also said that in another raid carried out by the army in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, eight Boko Haram members "coming from other parts of the nation and arrived in Maiduguri to carry out attacks in the city" were arrested.
Nigerian authorities said on Monday that they had killed Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa, one of the most influential figure of the militant group linked to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), in a gunfight in the northern city of Kano. . .
The spokesman also said that in another raid carried out by the army in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, eight Boko Haram members "coming from other parts of the nation and arrived in Maiduguri to carry out attacks in the city" were arrested.
Nigerian authorities said on Monday that they had killed Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa, one of the most influential figure of the militant group linked to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), in a gunfight in the northern city of Kano. . .
