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The Nigerian Military says its men have cleared out the base of Boko Haram in Doron Baga, Borno state, killing 17 insurgents and paving the way for the return of villagers who recently fled for safety.

“Troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a dawn raid operation yesterday cleared a terrorists camp in Buduram, north of Doron Baga, where terrorists were massing up and reorganizing to carry out a reprisal attack after being routed in Doron Baga in a previous encounter last Sunday,” the military said in a statement on Saturday.

” Seventeen terrorists died in the raid while some who escaped into neighbouring islands in the Lake Chad Peninsula are still being pursued.”

It said calm had been restored to Doron Baga, after the Sunday attack by terrorists who infiltrated the community with some of them disguising as women in hijab.

“Five of the terrorists died in the counter-offensive to defend Doron Baga by troops of the MNJTF,” it said, adding that “many of the inhabitants of the community who had fled into nearby bushes for safety are now returning”.