{"id":7787,"date":"2013-08-05T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/35-killed-in-army-boko-haram-clashes-in-borno\/"},"modified":"2013-08-05T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T16:21:22","slug":"35-killed-in-army-boko-haram-clashes-in-borno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/35-killed-in-army-boko-haram-clashes-in-borno\/","title":{"rendered":"35 killed in Army, Boko Haram clashes in Borno"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 35 people have been killed in two separate gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Islamist sect Boko Haram in Borno State, the army said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Boko Haram, which wants to impose sharia law in Nigeria’s north, and other spin-off Islamist groups, had become the biggest threat to the country\u2019s stability, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n

In mid-May, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency and launched an offensive against the group in its stronghold in the northeast. The insurgency was initially weakened but remains active and is stretching the army.<\/p>\n

Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday attacked a police base in Bama, a town close to the Cameroon border that has been frequently hit by violence in recent months.<\/p>\n

“Troops have successfully repelled Boko Haram terrorist attacks on a police base in Bama … on August 4,” said military spokesman Sagir Musa.<\/p>\n

Musa said one policeman and 17 members of Boko Haram were killed during the fighting, while two soldiers were injured.<\/p>\n

He said four trucks, three motorbikes, dozens of explosive devices, three rocket-propelled grenades, 10 AK47 rifles and over 100 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the Islamists.<\/p>\n

Boko Haram members also attacked a military base in the town of Malam Fatori, triggering a gun battle that left two soldiers and 15 of its members dead, Musa said.<\/p>\n

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