Army begins Offensive Against Boko Haram

The Nigeria Army has begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than 2,000 troops have beendeployed to retake territory seized by theinsurgents, a military source told AFP Thursday. “Our men raided some terrorist camps inthe Sambisa Game Reserve,” in Borno state, said the senior officer who requested anonymity. “So far 2,000 troops have been deployed to Borno,” headded, declining to comment on the forces sent to the other affected states of Yobe and Adamawa

AFP