An octogenarian, 3 women and 4 children who were hitherto held captive by members of the Boko Haram sect have been rescued during a clearance operation by Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade in Dalu Village within the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday November 16th.
The rescued victims were promptly evacuated and children among them were equally administered with Polio Vaccination by a Nigerian Army medical team. No causality was recorded by the troops during the commando operations.
The statement released by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, on Sunday in Abuja disclosed that many of the Boko Haram criminal elements fled in disarray towards the summit of Mandara Mountains with gunshot wounds.
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