Boko Haram insurgents ambush army, kill six in a fresh attack

– The Boko Haram insurgents ambush Niger’s army

– The terrorists kill six, wound three others

The Boko Haram sect have killed six soldiers on the Niger’s army in an ambush, the country’s interior minister said.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Interior Ministry read on state radio. The soldiers were killed in “an ambush” at 6:00 local time” (5:00 GMT) by “terrorists of Boko Haram” 20 km from the city of Diffa, the regional capital of southeast Niger, which is close to Nigeria.

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The attack comes two weeks after a Boko Haram assault on an army convoy in the same area that left one soldier dead.

The Boko Haram sect is based in Nigeria but is being tackled by a multinational force, including soldiers from Niger.

In the latest attack, three other soldiers were injured. Niger’s army deployed aircraft to try and track those responsible soon afterwards.

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has been commended by the world leaders for rallying neighbouring countries to fight the insurgency.

On March, the country’s constitutional court confirmed the result of the second round of presidential poll, which saw Issoufou re-elected with more than 92% of the vote, a result the opposition dismissed. Mr Issoufou will be sworn in on Saturday.

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Nigeria since Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration last year has stepped up attacks on the Boko Haram sect weakening its ability to carry out attacks except to assaults on soft civilian targets using female suicide bombers.

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