Two hundred Boko Haram militants surrender
(AGI) Rome, Sept 25 - Around 200 militants of the Boko HaramIslamist group have laid down their weapons and surrendered toNigerian forces in the village of Banki on the border withCameroon, the Nigerian Army reported to the BBC. It is thelargest en masse surrender so far. The news has not yet beenconfirmed by independent sources, and some parties are awaitingproof that it was truly militants that surrendered and notcivilians trapped in the village, which was recently seized.Meanwhile, the U.S. announced that they will give up to 45million dollars in aid to