Jun. 27, 2016 

International Business Times: Boko Haram Update: 8 Militants Killed, Over 5,000 Hostages Freed In Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigerian Military Says

“Nigerian troops freed over 5,000 Boko Haram captives in the northeastern Borno state, the country’s army said Sunday. Eight members of the Islamist militant group were also in killed in the operation, which the army has codenamed Lafiya Dole. The operation — whose name translates roughly to ‘peace by all means’ — took place in four villages of Borno state. Weapons, ammunition and transport equipment like motorcycles were recovered from the raided camps around Mafa, a local government headquarter in the state, Col. Sani Usman, spokesman of the Nigerian army, said, according to local news portal Premium Times.”

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