Nigeria military kills 24 jihadists, loses 7 soldiers

Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian soldiers patrolling in the north of Borno state close to a Islamist extremist group Boko Haram former camp near Maiduguri. PHOTO | AFP

Abuja,   

In an intense fighting between Nigerian army and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Rann, North East Borno State, left seven government soldiers and 24 jihadists dead.