Nigeria's military says it has killed 76 Islamic militants in the country’s northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state.

The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP, who have been waging a deadly insurgency in northeast Nigeria since 2009 that has displaced millions and killed thousands, with Borno at its epicenter.

In Borno State, Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in operations. From January 7-13, the military also arrested 72 suspects and rescued eight hostages. The area suffers frequent attacks from Boko Haram.

At least 40 farmers have been killed by gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram in Dumba community, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),

An attack by Boko Haram killed at least 40 farmers in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a government official said Monday. Boko Haram's insurgency has claimed over 35,000 civilian lives and displaced more than two million people in the northeastern region,

Jihadists have killed at least 40 farmers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state in the latest violence to hit the conflict-wrought region, a government official said Monday.