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Authorities claims 24 fighters \u2018neutralised\u2019 around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.<\/em><\/p>\n Nigeria\u2019s military and security forces have killed dozens of armed men in separate operations in the northwest and the northeast of the country, authorities have said.<\/p>\n Security forces killed at least 30 gunmen after armed attacks in the restive northwest, Nasir Mua\u2019zu, Katsina state\u2019s commissioner for internal affairs, said on Thursday.<\/p>\n He claimed \u201ccriminals\u201d were raiding three villages on Tuesday when they were killed by government forces.<\/p>\n A joint police and military operation was launched on Wednesday after hundreds of armed men attacked several villages, Mua\u2019zu added in a statement.<\/p>\n He said a civilian, two soldiers and three policemen were also killed.<\/p>\n \u201cOur gallant security forces successfully repelled the attackers \u2026 Thirty of the criminals were neutralised through coordinated air strikes as they attempted to escape,\u201d Mua\u2019zu said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are working tirelessly with federal security agencies to ensure the safety of all citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n Separately, in Nigeria\u2019s northeast, the military \u201cneutralised\u201d 24 armed fighters in days of coordinated operations, an army statement said on Thursday.<\/p>\n TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI NEUTRALIZE 24 BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS AND RECOVER WEAPONS IN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS BETWEEN 4 \u2013 9 JULY 2025<\/p>\n In continuation of the series of coordinated offensive operations across the North East Theatre of operations, troops of Operation HADIN KAI\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8oTcecKGEw<\/a><\/p>\n