{"id":4651,"date":"2025-01-30T07:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2025-01-30T07:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:14:46","slug":"military-airstrikes-kill-at-least-30-boko-haram-terrorists-in-northeastern-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4651","title":{"rendered":"Military airstrikes kill at least 30 Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pix: Nigeria&#8217;s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigerian Air Force carried out a night air raid in Degbewa and Chikide, Gwoza local government area of Borno state, killing scores of Boko Haram terrorists and destroying key structures, officials told Anadolu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airstrikes carried out late Tuesday targeted high-profile terrorist leaders and led to the death of no fewer than 30 terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirming the incident, Air Force spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa said the operation aimed at restoring normalcy and facilitating socio-economic activities in the northeastern Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBattle damage assessment process is still ongoing. More details will be made available in due course,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airstrikes came five days after terrorists affiliated with Islamic State &#8211; West Africa Province (ISWAP) group killed at least 22 soldiers in Borno. The military said 70 terrorists were also killed in the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many as 35 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in the line of duty since Jan. 1, underscoring the significant challenges the military faces in combating an insurgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, over 100 terrorists have been neutralized by the military across different regions of Nigeria since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pix: Nigeria&#8217;s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa The Nigerian Air Force carried out a night air raid in Degbewa and Chikide, Gwoza local government area of Borno 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