At a time when the Nigerian Army announced that it has limited Chadian Forces advance into Nigerian territory to wage war against the Boko Haram insurgents, authorities in Niger Republic have disclosed that their onslaught against the Islamist terrorists has resulted into the death of 513 insurgents during a recent confrontation in Bosso.
Bosso is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Maikunkele.
According to the spokesperson of the Nigerien Defence Ministry, Malam Adali Toro, out of the 513 insurgents killed, 292 bodies have been buried in Bosso while 13 were buried in Karanga town.
Toro, while speaking on the VOA Hausa on Wednesday, stated that the Nigerien troops captured 347 members of the sect in Bosso, with 137 of them being detained in different prisons, and over 300 in the hands of an anti-terrorism agency in the capital city.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson added that 24 Nigerien troops were killed, 38 injured, while 1 civilian lost his life during a fight that ensued between government troops and Boko Haram fighters on March 8, 2015.
It was reported on Wednesday that the Niger and Chadian army had launched a “ground and air” offensive against the Boko Haram group in northeastern Nigeria.
According to a source who spoke to AFP, he said that:“An offensive is underway against Boko Haram”. “Very early this morning, the troops from Niger and Chad began an offensive against Boko Haram… in the area of Bosso and near to Diram.”
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