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The military, yesterday, engaged the Boko Haram terrorists in a fierce battle at Vimtim , the home town of the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh , inflicting heavy casualties on the insurgents. At the end of the gun battle, the troops who moved in from the 1 Division Kaduna , 3 Division Jos and TRADOC , Minna killed 40 sect members and also succeeded in reclaiming Michika , Uba and Gulak towns from the terrorists. Giving details of what transpired, the source said, the terrorists encircled the troops from all angles of Vimtim as the troops concentrated in the city centre and a gun battle ensued. Unknown to them, the newly deployed soldiers arrived and joined the battle, taking on the terrorists from behind leading to killing of over 40 insurgents while others fled. The military also recovered 17 Hilux vehicles, General Purpose Machine Guns ( GPMGs ) mounted on their Hilux vehicles, and several Anti-Aircraft guns (AA weapons). Several sur...

The stunning development was revealed as Judge Thokozile Masipa read her summation of the evidence Thursday in front of a packed courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, and a worldwide television audience. Masipa has yet to hand down her final decision, which will come Friday. She did reveal in the waning moments of Thursday's summation that she determined Pistorious to have been "negligent," which means he could still be found guilty of culpable homicide, a conviction that comes with a maximum of 15 years in prison but carries no mandatory jail sentence. He also faces gun charges that carry potential prison sentences. Oscar Pistorius reacts during judgement at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. (REUTERS) But a murder charge is out, for the time being anyway. The prosecution can appeal the decision and, if they do, Pistorius could still be convicted of murder, according to legal experts contacted by Yahoo Sports. The prosecution, Masipa said in her s...

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