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Fifteen Boko Haram Militants Surrendered in Nigeria, Country's Military Reports

For more than a decade, Nigeria has grappled with a wave of insecurity, fueled by the Boko Haram* insurgency and other extremist groups. These groups have engaged in numerous criminal activities, including the kidnapping of children and adults for ransom.
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Fifteen Boko Haram militants surrendered, and their camp was destroyed during the Nigerian army's operation against the organization in the Aguata region of northeastern Borno state, according to the country's military report.
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Active since the early 2000s, Boko Haram has carried out widespread violence, killing tens of thousands of people in Nigeria and neighboring countries, including Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, since 2009.
*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries