The Nigerian Army has said the troops involved in the ongoing onslaught on the Boko Haram have rescued another 139 captives of the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that the troops also destroyed most of the camps of the insurgents in the area.
He added that the troops rescued 62 captives of the sect who were fleeing from the insurgents at Bitti and Pulka.
According to Usman, the Special Forces rescued another set of captives at Bama comprising 22 women 15 men and 40 children.
The Acting Army Spokesman said that the troops were still combing and destroying all known camps of the terrorists at Bama, Banki and Pulka.
He said, “The rescued people, who were looking emancipated and frail, are being attended to by the Army pending the arrival of National a Emergency Management Agency in the area.”
Usman stated also that eight suspected members of the Deadly sect surrendered on Saturday to the advancing soldiers of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army.
