Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- "The precision strikes, coupled with enhanced battlefield awareness provided by the theatre's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets, gave troops additional leverage and impetus to respond with overwhelming and lethal force." - Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Spokesperson of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK).

This was after Nigerian troops killed over 50 Boko Haram terrorists in a daring encounter in Borno State in October.

The battle was fierce as the death-dealers had forged themselves into a formidable number, but our troops overwhelmed them.

In the past eight months, the Nigerian military has dispatched over 592 terrorists in Borno State alone. In August, the military int...