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Over 200 Boko Haram militants surrender in Nigeria

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IANS Abuja

More than 200 Boko Haram militants on Friday surrendered to Nigerian troops in the state of Borno, a media report said.

Several Boko Haram fighters were killed in a military offensive that caused the other militants to lay down their arms, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, spokesman of the Nigerian army, told Xinhua.

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First Published: Sep 25 2015 | 9:06 PM IST

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