Dozens of Nigeria militants drown fleeing strikes
Alongside government troops, local militias claim to have recovered more than 100 dead from the sea and buried them nearby.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Security sources report that dozens of Islamist militants have perished in a river while evading ground and aircraft strikes in Borno, a state in northeastern Nigeria.
Soldiers targeted the villages near the Sambisa Forest, which is where Boko Haram militants hideout
According to reports, the jihadists fled their positions and dived into a river that had gotten very wet.
Alongside government troops, local militias claim to have recovered more than 100 dead from the sea and buried them nearby.
The Islamist insurgency, which started in 2009, has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and about two million displaced people.
