Niger military has captured 14 members and militants of the Nigerian Islamists, Boko Haram after in the town of Diffa.
Military sources in Niger confirmed that Boko Haram militants staged an ambush on a military column.
The militants sprayed the Niger army trucks with bullets but reinforcements were called in.
Army reinforcements repulsed the attack, injuring 4 militants and arresting 10 .
Boko Haram kidnapped 300 girls in Borno State in Nigeria and has kidnapped 8 others.
A US led operation to rescue the teenage girls is being discussed by Nigerian government and the US government.
