Gallant soldiers have killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents and rescued a woman with her baby in Borno. The Army Public Relations Director, Sani Usman, in a statement issued on Saturday, said two of the terrorists, who were also captured alive, were being interrogated.
The insurgents were killed at a village in Gamboru area of the state. The statement below:
“Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force Brigade, on June 10, 2016, based on information received that Boko Haram terrorists earlier dislodged at Chukungudu and Hausari villages during a recent clearance operation were migrating towards Muska village in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area, conducted fighting patrol operations in the general area.
“During the encounter, the troops killed 10 Boko Haram members, captured two alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostage by the terrorists.”
The troops said it also recovered several equipment and arms, including six AK-47 rifle magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62m (special) ammunition, one bundle of detonating cord and a manual on how to prepare Improvised Explosive Devices.
The rescued woman and her child, he said, are receiving “necessary attention, pending relocation to a camp for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs.
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