Soldiers assist onto a truck some of the 59 individuals rescued from Boko Haram camps in Maiduguri, Borno State... on Thursday
| credits: AFP
| credits: AFP
The
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said that
the troops of the 151 Task Force Battalion rescued a total of 59
civilians held by members of the Boko Haram sect on Thursday.
Usman said that the 59 civilians were
rescued during a raid on Kashingeri, Wale Kushingoro terrorists’ camp,
where the captives were held by the Boko Haram.
He said that the military destroyed a total of five camps belonging to the insurgents in the mission area.
According to him, the troops also killed an unspecified number of insurgents and cleared all the camps.
The Special Forces had rescued 30 civilians, comprising 21 children at Kwayaba and Wufe wards on Tuesday.
He stated also that two other camps of
the insurgents at Chuogori and Shantumari, Borno State, were cleared by
troops of the 21 Brigade and the Nigerian Army Engineers on Friday.
The Army spokesman said that the troops also recovered a Landrover and a tipper from the insurgents.
“As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of
Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian
Army Engineers yesterday cleared a notorious terrorists camp at Chuogori
and Shantumari, Borno State.
“During the offensive operations, the
fleeing terrorists left underground silos. In addition, troops of 151
Task Force Battalion conducted operations on Kashingeri, Wale and
Kushingari Boko Haram terrorists’ camps today.
“During the raids, quite a number of the
terrorists were killed; a Landrover vehicle and a Tipper were
recovered. The troops also rescued 59 civilians that were held captive
by the terrorists and cleared the camps,” the statement read.
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