The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have rescued about 338 persons abducted from various parts of the country by the Boko Haram insurgents, as well as killing over 30 of the terrorists.
The Army in a statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, also said troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade of the 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 on the fringes of the Sambisa forest on Tuesday.
The rescued persons, who comprise 8 males, 138 females with 192 children, according to the Army statement, have since been evacuated to Mubi.
They also recovered arms and ammunition during the operation which included 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses.
In a related development, troops based on a tip off, 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 N153,385 was retrieved.
It is worthy to note that the raid operation on the Boko Haram terrorists’ enclave coincided with the Chief of Army Staff’s operational visit to the Brigade Headquarters in Mubi.
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.
