In a further setback for Boko Haram, Nigerian troops
were able to repel two spirited attacks on the Borno
State capital Maiduguri, killing as many as 500
terrorists and seizing a large cache of weapons.
Rather surprisingly, a British-made Vickers tank was
among the armour seized, as were artillery guns,
scores of pick-up trucks, anti-aircraft guns and
rocket-propelled grenades.
Nigerian military sources believe the end is nigh now
with Boko Haram surrounded and cornered into a
small pocket of Borno State. According to
unconfirmed military reports, about 4,000 of the
terrorists are negotiating a surrender with the
Nigerian authorities, although it is not clear if Boko
Haram leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau is involved in
the talks.
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