Nigerian army ‘captures’ 23 terrorists in northeast

By Olarewaju Kola

ANKARA (AA) - Nigerian military on Thursday claimed to have captured 23 elements of a Boko Haram’s splinter group and killed three more in the country’s northeastern region.

In an operation in the Borno State along the Lake Chad region, the Nigerian armed forces captured 23 elements of so-called Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), the military said in a statement.

In a separate incident, a Nigerian “depressed soldier” at the Nigerian Army Brigade in Borno State open fire on seven of his colleagues and then shot himself dead on Wednesday after allegedly got information that someone has slept with his wife when he was on an operation, according to local Vanguard news website.

The incident left four people dead killed, including the shooter and two of his colleagues, and wounded three wounded.

“An investigation into the case has since been instituted to determine the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident,” Vanguard quoted Acting Director of Army Public Relations Col. Sagir Musa as saying.