Niger's army kills more than 200 members of the Boko Haram group | World

"On January 2, 2019, the combined actions of the ground troops and the air force gave the following result: on the side of the enemy, more than 200 terrorists were neutralized after the air strikes and 87 neutralized by troops on the ground, "the statement said. read about the country's state broadcaster in West Africa.

The text also states that "this vast search operation launched on December 28, 2018 was concentrated along the Komadougou River, which serves as a natural border between Niger and Nigeria, as well as on the islands of Lake Chad".

Nigerian forces launched this offensive a month after the army announced that it feared Boko Haram attacks early in 2019.

Kalla Moutari, Nigerian Defense Minister, feared extremist attacks on Nigerian forces in January 2019, a period that coincides with the beginning of the drought of the Komadougou River, which prevents incursions of Nigerian insurgents into Nigerian soil.

Last September, at least 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed during an attack by the extremist Boko Haram group against a military base in northeastern Nigeria.

"We lost at least 30 men in our fight against the Boko Haram terrorists who attacked our troops in Zari (near the border with Niger) at 16 on Thursday," said one official.