Dushanbe, 29.03.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). — Nigerian troops has killed 25 suspected Boko Haram militants during an operation in Iza area of northeast Borno State, an officer said Monday.

According to Spokesperson for the Nigerian Army Colonel Sani Usman, the cleared villages were Mballeri, Shuari 1 and Shuari 2. The troops also rescued 18 persons – 2 men, 7 women and nine children held captive by the terrorists.