The Nigerian army says at least 32 Boko Haram militants have surrendered to its troops at different locations in the country's north-east.

It comes after the army claimed it killed five insurgents over the weekend. Six months ago, over 1,000 insurgents reportedly surrendered to troops in the Lake Chad region.

This is the latest group of Boko Haram fighters to disarm and surrender to government forces.

It is estimated that more than 2,000 of the Islamist militants have laid down arms over the last two years.

The army have released photos of the suspected militants to the public, but have not said what it plans to do with them.

In July last year, the army claimed to have received 700 repentant Islamist fighters.

In October, close to 60 men handed themselves over to authorities in northern Cameroon, saying they were captured by Boko Haram and forced to fight for them in Nigeria.

The men decided to flee with their families and hand themselves in after allegedly spending two years fighting alongside the jihadists.