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Twenty soldiers wounded as MNJTF troops kill 39 Boko Haram terrorists
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Wednesday said they killed 39 Boko Haram terrorists and captured many of their equipment.
The spokesman of the task force, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement he released and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
He explained that the terrorists were killed when they launched an attack on troops positioned at Cross Kaura on Tuesday.
Antigha, meanwhile said that 20 soldiers were wounded by the terrorists during the attack.
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The wounded soldiers he added, had since been evacuated from the area of operation and now receiving adequate medical attention.
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