The Nigerian army on Friday, March 24, 2017 said it had rescued four women and six children that were held captive by Boko Haram insurgents.
Sani Usman, director, army public relations, in a statement said a Boko Haram improvised explosive devices (IED) factory was destroyed at Gombole village in Konduga local government area of Borno.
He said troops of the 103 battalion of operation Lafiya Dole discovered the factory during a clearance operation in the village.
Usman said the troops also recovered four suicide vests, four stolen military desert camouflage and three motorcycles from them.
He said the troops neutralised a number of the insurgents during the operation, while others fled.
“Unfortunately, a soldier sustained injury and he was evacuated by the Nigerian Air Force. The soldier is in stable condition,” the army spokesman said.
Troops have been conducting clearance and mop operations in areas the insurgents are suspected to have hidden after they were dislodged from their last stronghold in the Sambisa forest in December.
Buhari Defeats Boko Haram?
Late December 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari declared victory over the Islamist terrorist group after Nigerian troops announced that they have recaptured Camp Zero in Sambisa forest, the base of the deadliest terrorist group in the world.
The Nigerian Army later presented the president with the flag belonging to the terrorist group in a “mission accomplished” ceremony.
Since the declaration a week ahead of Christmas Day 2016, Boko Haram has launched a number of deadly attacks in the North Eastern region of the country where the terrorists have murdered at least 50,000 since they began their campaign to establish an Islamic caliphate in the country.
Additional reports by NAN
