Troops from the 21st Armoured Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), rescued three adult females and six children in Bama LGA, Borno state.
The troops also killed three Boko Haram fighters.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert specialising in the Lake Chad region, the Boko Haram fighters were killed during a patrol in the state.
Makama said:
“The terrorists were naturalized in Churchur village during a fighting patrol by the troops of 202 Battalion in conjunction with Hybrid forces. The troops also recovered 2 Dane guns.”
“Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that in a separate Operation in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force and HYBRID forces, the troops conducted clearance T Angwan Jingina and Bula Marwa on March 30, 2024.
“The troops successfully rescued 9 persons comprising 3 adult females and 6 children. The troops equally destroyed the hamlets in the camps of Boko Haram while the terrorists fled.”
The development comes just days after troops killed three suspected terrorists during a raid on Boko Haram insurgent and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideouts in Borno and Katsina states.
