Nigerian troops have rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorist group, Boko Haram in its enclaves.
The 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 yesterday.
As stated by a statement by its Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the rescued persons which comprised of male 8, female 138 and children 192, have since been evacuated to Mubi.
In the course of the raid, the troops killed about 30 Boko Haram terrorist and recovered arms and ammunitions 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.
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In a related development, based on 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 Ordices (UXOs), mortar bombs and cash sum of N153,385 were retrieved.
Army spokesperson also disclosed that the raid 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.
"Having appealed and given the terrorists final warning, we would like to state that from now on troops within bounds of respect for human rights and rules of engagement, we shall continue to decisively deal with Boko Haram terrorists until they are defeated," he stated.
The army therefore appealed for continued vigilance, security consciousness and above all cooperation with the military and security agencies to enable us successfully defeat the terrorists.