Troops rescue 383 from Sambisa 10 years after abduction
The Nigerian Army have rescued 383 women and children abducted by terrorists and insurgents in Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
Those 383 rescued include women and children who had been held in the forest for 10 years.
The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna, announced this yesterday during a visit to the frontline troops on the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
The GOC hailed the troops for dislodging Boko Haram insurgents from the dreaded forest.
He also praised the troops for successfully clearing insurgents’ enclaves at Lawanti, Ukuba, Farisu, Sabil Huda, Njimia, Garin Gulukos, Garin Falluja, Shababul Ummah, Garin Pannel Bitter and Lagara Anguwan Gwai Gwai within the Sambisa Forest.
Haruna said troops of the Operation Hadin Kai’s Joint Task Force (JTF), especially the Special Forces Troops of 21 Armoured Brigade at Bama; the Civilian JTF; and the Hybrid Forces, had done exceptionally well and needed to sustain the tempo.
He said the military exercise, tagged: “Operation Desert Sanity III, is aimed at clearing the remnants of terrorists in the forest.
The troops, Haruna said, expected more insurgents to surrender in the coming days.
