At least 19 persons, said to be Boko Haram members, have been confirmed dead in a crackdown by the Joint Task Force on the dreaded sect in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The crackdown, on Tuesday evening, lasted several hours.
Spokesman of the JTF, Col. Victor Ebhaleme, said all those killed were members of the dreaded sect.
Ebhaleme said the military did not suffer any casualty.
He said during the crackdown, weapons and ammunition were also recovered.