{"id":1833361,"date":"2026-03-18T20:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833361"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:58:11","slug":"nigeria-80-militants-killed-army-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833361","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: 80 militants killed, army says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigeria’s army spokesman described it as an “offensive-defensive” \u200bresponseImage: Audu Marte\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nigerian<\/a> soldiers killed at least 80 suspected militants near a military base in the northeastern Borno state, the country’s army said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Backed by air support, the Nigerian military said it repelled a coordinated overnight assault by insurgents of an unclear affiliation near the Niger<\/a> border.<\/p>\n

Attack comes on heels of suicide bombings<\/h2>\n

Wednesday’s attack follows escalating jihadi violence in the conflict-battered state by Boko Haram<\/a> and its rival offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province. Earlier this week, three suspected suicide bombings<\/a> killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 others in Borno’s capital, Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

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The suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri took place at a post office, market, and teaching hospitalImage: Jossy Ola\/AP Photo\/dpa\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While no group claimed responsibility for the bombings in the city of around 1.2 million people, officials’ suspicion fell on Boko Haram. The jihadi group launched an insurgency 17 years ago in northeastern Nigeria with a radical interpretation of Sharia law.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nigerian army spokesman\u00a0Sani Uba\u00a0described the military’s attack as an “offensive-defensive” \u200bresponse.<\/p>\n

Authorities added that “no fewer than 80 terrorists” were killed, including “high-profile” commanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

International media have not been able to independently verify these claims.<\/p>\n

Since its insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has killed more than 40,000 and displaced around 2 million people, according to figures by the United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Sean Sinico<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Nigerian<\/a> soldiers killed at least 80 suspected militants near a military base in the northeastern Borno state, the country’s army said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Backed by air support, the Nigerian military said it repelled a coordinated overnight assault by insurgents of an unclear affiliation near the Niger<\/a> border.<\/p>\n

Attack comes on heels of suicide bombings<\/h2>\n

Wednesday’s attack follows escalating jihadi violence in the conflict-battered state by Boko Haram<\/a> and its rival offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province. Earlier this week, three suspected suicide bombings<\/a> killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 others in Borno’s capital, Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

\"Victims
The suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri took place at a post office, market, and teaching hospitalImage: Jossy Ola\/AP Photo\/dpa\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While no group claimed responsibility for the bombings in the city of around 1.2 million people, officials’ suspicion fell on Boko Haram. The jihadi group launched an insurgency 17 years ago in northeastern Nigeria with a radical interpretation of Sharia law.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nigerian army spokesman\u00a0Sani Uba\u00a0described the military’s attack as an “offensive-defensive” \u200bresponse.<\/p>\n

Authorities added that “no fewer than 80 terrorists” were killed, including “high-profile” commanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

International media have not been able to independently verify these claims.<\/p>\n

Since its insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has killed more than 40,000 and displaced around 2 million people, according to figures by the United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Sean Sinico<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nigerian<\/a> soldiers killed at least 80 suspected militants near a military base in the northeastern Borno state, the country’s army said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Backed by air support, the Nigerian military said it repelled a coordinated overnight assault by insurgents of an unclear affiliation near the Niger<\/a> border.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s attack follows escalating jihadi violence in the conflict-battered state by Boko Haram<\/a> and its rival offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province. Earlier this week, three suspected suicide bombings<\/a> killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 100 others in Borno’s capital, Maiduguri.<\/p>\n

While no group claimed responsibility for the bombings in the city of around 1.2 million people, officials’ suspicion fell on Boko Haram. The jihadi group launched an insurgency 17 years ago in northeastern Nigeria with a radical interpretation of Sharia law.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nigerian army spokesman\u00a0Sani Uba\u00a0described the military’s attack as an “offensive-defensive” \u200bresponse.<\/p>\n

Authorities added that “no fewer than 80 terrorists” were killed, including “high-profile” commanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

International media have not been able to independently verify these claims.<\/p>\n

Since its insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has killed more than 40,000 and displaced around 2 million people, according to figures by the United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Sean Sinico<\/em><\/p>\n

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