Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who made this known in a statement, said the terrorists were killed in an encounter with soldiers on Wednesday, December 9. He said 4 AK-47 rifles were recovered from the dead terrorists.
The military spokesman further hinted that troops also responded to tip off that the terrorists had annexed Ejilije, Bulagaije-lari, Bulagaije-Adamde and Ajiri villages, holding the residents hostage.
Usman said the terrorists fled the area upon hearing the advancement of the soldiers. He said the troops found and rescued 210 captives, mostly elderly men, women and children. He said they have all been safely evacuated to an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp.
According to him, the rescued persons revealed that they were brought to the settlement by Boko Haram members from various villages to be used as human shield in case if advancing troops of the Nigerian Army storm the area to attack the terrorists.
The spokesman said troops recovered 1 Machine Gun barrel, 4 loaded magazines of G3 rifles, 4 Dane guns and some quantities of 7.62mm ammunitions, as well as empty canisters of Mortar bombs and a bandoleer.
“The gallant soldiers have continued their advance, raids and patrols to further deny the Boko Haram terrorists freedom of action,” he said.
Meanwhile, a fresh investigative report has revealed that Boko Haram though badly wounded by Nigeria and allied forces, still remains deadly. The sect is said to have killed no fewer than 1500 people in the past six months..
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