The Joint Task Force in Borno State said it killed 24 members of dreaded sect, Boko Haram in a counter-attack on Monday.
A statement by the spokesman of the JTF, Sagir Musa, said the military reacted to a spate of attacks on it on Monday, leading to the killing of 24 Boko Haram members and recovery of arms and ammunition.
Musa said in a statement on Tuesday: “All the attacks were repelled. Twenty-four Boko Haram terrorists were killed.”
The military spokesman explained that the Boko Haram members launched attacks on the JTF using explosives and other dangerous weapons on Sunday.
Musa said the “terrorists used civilian residences and homes as launching areas for the attacks at different times.”
Musa also said that another bomb explosion occurred in a nearby neighbourhood on Tuesday morning, but there were no casualties.
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