Troops of operation Hadin Kai in Borno state have killed six suspected terrorists and rescued 33 hostages in the Sambisa forest.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the rescued people comprise one male adult, three female adults, and 29 children.
A source who spoke with the publication said the combined troops of 21 armoured brigade and special forces, assisted by a hybrid force and the civilian joint task force (CJTF), raided the terrorists’ enclaves on May 29.
“The offensive was launched under operation Desert Sanity III and achieved a spectacular victory on May 29, 2024, when they invaded the Boko Haram/ISWAP enclaves of Parisu and Aulari in the Forest,” Zagazola quoted a military source as saying.
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“Contact was made with the terrorists, which resulted in a heavy gun battle.
“The troops overwhelmed the terrorists and neutralised them instantly, while others escaped with bullet wounds.”
The troops also recovered weapons used by the fleeing terrorists, including AK-47 rifles.
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Meanwhile, on Thursday, Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security in Kaduna, said the troops of the Nigerian Army of division 1 and operation Whirl Punch killed six terrorists and arrested three others in a special operation in Giwa LGA of the state.
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