Niger Forces Killed 260 Boko Haram Fighters Since February 6

                       Security forces in Niger have killed 260 Boko Haram militants since the group began cross-border attacks on Niger’s southeastern Diffa region on February 6, a spokesman for the armed forces said on Thursday.
                         Col. Moustapha Michel Ledru told Reuters that a number of fighters had been arrested and some weapons seized, without giving details.
                          Boko Haram has launched a series of attacks but Ledru said the situation was under control.
“We have taken the steps necessary to guarantee the peace and security of the population. We call on people not to panic,” he told Reuters.