Nigerian Army troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram

Nigerian Army troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram

Nigerian Army troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram

Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army
deployed at Bitta and Pridang carried out a
successful raid on suspected Boko Haram
terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe
villages along Bita and Damboa road at the
fringes of Sambisa forest on Tuesday. The troops
were able to killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists.
The unit also rescued 338 persons that
were held captive by the terrorists in the
enclaves.
The rescued persons which comprised of
male 8, female 138 and children 192,
have since been evacuated to Mubi.
Troops also recovered arms and
ammunitions during the raid operation
which include 1 General Purpose
Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150
rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), 6 boxes of
7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses, the
Nigerian Army spokesman Col Sani
Usman said in statement on Wednesday.
Usman also said that reacting to a tip off,
troops ambushed and killed 4 suspected
Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide
bombing mission to Gubula, Madagali
Local Government Area, Adamawa State.
Apart from 2 AK-47 rifles recovered, the
troops also recovered some Unexploded
Ordinances (UXOs), mortar bombs and
cash sum of N153,385k was retrieved.
He noted that the raid operation on the
Boko Haram terrorists enclave coincided
with the Chief of Army Staffs operational
visit to the Brigade Headquarters in
Mubi.
Usman further claimed that the
successful clearance operations and
ambushing of the terrorists has further
degraded them and saved the lives of so
many innocent victims of their suicide
bombings.
He reiterated the Army’s resolve to
continue to decisively deal with Boko
Haram terrorists until they are defeated.