As we already know "Darkness no matter how thick cannot overcome Light!" as such,no matter how strong terrorists in the world may think,they cannot over come!!!.....bringing it down to Africa where they've been trying to ruin the land, recent report has it that,resistance from the National army has led to the death of some of the terror members like it happened in Somalia few days ago,this time,its in Nigeria, where over a dozen members of the demonic boko haram fighters were gunned down by the Nigerian army several hours ago!
According to report,At least 50 Boko Haram fighters have been killed in a military raid in Borno state when they were face to face in a gun battle with the Nigarian army, the Nigerian army has said.
The army said on Sunday that security forces raided a hideout of Boko Haram members in the Kawuri village, about 37km from the state capital Maiduguri, on Saturday.
The suspected fighters were planning an imminent attack but were leveled down, the military said.
Adding that,Heavy artillery, including anti-aircraft, and an armoured vehicle were seized in the raid which left Three soldiers injured in the operation.
Rawya Rageh, reporting from Abuja, said the raid comes at a time when the Nigerian military desperately needs positive news in its war against Boko Haram and the got it.
This is because,"The Nigerian army appears to be eager to give the public - and the international community - any positive news when it comes to its ongoing confrontation with Boko Haram.
"It would appear that this raid on Kawuri is part of an intensified push over the past two days to yield results and give the public and the international community something in the face of mounting criticism and concerns," said, correspondent .
Boko Haram, a movement whose name roughly means "Western education is forbidden", has killed thousands since launching an uprising in 2009 to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria. They are by far the main security threat to the country.
More than 700,000 people have been displaced externally and internally by the conflict, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says.
In another development,The Associated Press reported on Sunday that fighters from Boko Haram seized more towns along Nigeria's northeastern border with Cameroon. They were adopting a new strategy of encouraging civilians to stay, witnesses told the news agency.
"They assured us that they will not attack us, but people begun to run for their lives, some of us have fled for fear
that, after subduing the soldiers, the insurgents will turn their [gun] barrels on us,'' Michael Kirshinga, a resident in Gulak, said after the town was attacked.
"In recent weeks Boko Haram has been seizing territory in Borno, pushing people out of villages and displacing thousands," our correspondent said.
Nigeria has an army of about 80,000 troops with a budget of $2.3bn but demoralised soldiers say they are outgunned by Boko Haram, and that some of their colleagues are colluding with and even fighting for the fighters.
Endemic corruption has officers stealing some of the pay of the rank and file, who complain they are dumped in remote areas and ordered to fight without food or water despite blistering temperatures.
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