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(BBC) Nigeria conflict: Boko Haram battles 'kill at least 50'
More than 50 people have died in days of fighting between Nigerian forces and suspected Islamist gunmen in the country’s north-east, officials say.
Boko Haram militants had suffered heavy casualties in a lengthy gun-battle in the town of Damaturu, said army chief of staff Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika.
“We killed over 50 of them,” said Lt Gen Ihejirika.
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