Soldiers rescue 63 persons from terrorists [PHOTOS]
The troops also killed five terrorists during an operation which took place at Lawin Meleri, Matiri Bulaka and Aljeri villages.
Soldiers rescue 63 persons from Boko Haram in Borno
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![Lateef Fagbemi , Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. [Punch]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Lateef Fagbemi , Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. [Punch]")
This was disclosed by the Defence Headquarters via as post on its Facebook page.
The post reads:
“Today, Army Headquarters Special Forces Team B, 7 Division Garrison, conducted fighting patrol in which they cleared Boko Haram terrorists hideout at Lawin Meleri, Matiri Bulaka and Aljeri villages.”
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“During the operation, they killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists and also rescued 63 persons held captives by the terrorists.”
“The troops recovered 1 Dane gun and 1 Light Machine Gun Bipod Stand and detonated 1 Improvised Explosive Device enroute.”
Meanwhile troops in Borno have also destroyed Boko Haram’s spiritual power base at the Alagarno Forest.
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