Boko Haram members have suffered another fatal loss against the Nigerian troops in a recent encounter which lead to the death of a high-ranking terrorist fighter in the sect.
Top Commander of Boko Haram and fifty-five other militants have been killed during a battle with the Multi-National Joint TaskForce at Malumfatori in Abadam local government area of Borno state, according to the DailyPost.
Reports from the local government said, the insurgents have been battling with the military since last week for the control of the area.
A military officer, who was not authorized to speak to the Press said, two soldiers were killed while two others sustained injuries.
Speaking with one of the politicians from Abadam, Alhaji Modu Alhaji, he told a correspondent that the northern Borno area, particularly the Chad basin area had fish and food that have been sustaining the Boko Haram fighters.
“That is why they have been having the power to come out and fight the military, but from what we are hearing, soldiers are gradually pursuing them and closing all the food supply routes. We hope that the soldiers are able to clear them from the area as their presence in that area has affected fish business,” he said.