"Nigeria troops kills 50 boko haram members"

"In the latest in a series of firefights with the Boko
Haram, the
Nigerian Military issued a press release that
suggests they have
won the latest skirmish in confronting the group
in recent days.
The release, issued by Chris Olukolade, Major
General and the
Director of Defense Information issued this
statement.
“Troops conducting (the) anti-terrorists campaign
in North-
Eastern Nigeria have successfully averted (an)
attempted
massive raid on villages in Borno, and Adamawa
States, during
the weekend. The terrorists who were on their
way to attack
selected communities, were ambushed by troops
along Biita, in
Borno State, on receiving (an) intelligence report
of the terrorists’
intention (s).
“The attack was launched on the terrorists as
they filed out of the
forest to embark on their mission at about 10pm
on Saturday.
Over 50 terrorists died in the fierce encounter that
ensued, while
30 rifles, 36 Hand Grenades, 7 Machine guns, and
11 Rocket
Propelled grenade tubes were captured by the
troops. Also
recovered from the terrorists were over 3,500
rounds of
ammunition, 6 smoke grenade canisters, and
locally fabricated
guns as well as 4 vehicles used by the terrorists
in the foiled
attack.
“The four soldiers who were wounded in the
operation are
currently receiving medical treatment in the
military medical
facility. (A) Cordon and search (effort) is ongoing
in the general
area.
It is not clear if international assistance from
France, Britain, China
or the U.S. to the Nigerian military played a role
in this
confrontation. The use of Drones, both manned
and unmanned,
and other military assistance to the Nigerians has
surfaced in
recent weeks, as the search for the nearly 300
schoolgirls
continues. Yet, intelligence here played a major
role in the location,
weaponry, troop numbers, equipment, and which
towns that
were targeted by the Boko Haram, that resulted in
what appears
to be a successful confrontation by Nigerian
forces over the recent
weekend."