Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,153,160 members, 7,818,531 topics. Date: Sunday, 05 May 2024 at 06:03 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Army Rescues 25 More Girls From Sambisa Forest (320 Views)
Breaking: Boko Haram Terrorists Fleeing From Sambisa Forest / Army Rescues 275 Persons From Boko Haram Camp / 200 Chibok Girls And Women Finally Rescued From Sambisa Forest (2) (3) (4)
(1) (Reply)
Army Rescues 25 More Girls From Sambisa Forest by MrFlavvor(m): 8:11am On May 07, 2015 |
The Nigerian military confirmed the rescue of another group of women and children from the infamous Boko Haram hideout, Sambisa forest. Rescued Sambisa victims received in Yola camp by NEMA In a Wednesday statement Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, the army spokesperson, said that the Special Forces carried out a successful operation on May 5, having freed 25 women and children. Olukolade also made known that seven camps had been destroyed and a number of terrorists killed during the raid. However, four soldiers were injured in the course of the clash with Boko Haram fighters. Still, Colonel Sani Usman said yesterday that one soldier had died and five had been wounded. READ ALSO: SEE Boko Haram Decline On War Map “Seven additional terrorists camps were yesterday destroyed as more terrorists also died in the ongoing onslaught to flush them out of Sambisa forest. An additional 25 women and children were rescued in the process. Children previously rescued by Nigerian soldiers sit together at Malkohi refugee camp in Yola. Credits: AFP “The troops who scaled series of land mines in continuation of the assault on the forest bases of the terrorists, captured camps which include the four notorious Alafa camps as well as those in Rogo Fulani, Laraga and others used as training camps in the forest. Various weapons including Rocket Propelled Grenades, Anti-Aircraft Guns and a number of vehicles were either captured or destroyed during the operation. Four soldiers were wounded and have evacuated for treatment. “The operations are continuing with troops demonstrating high morale and fighting spirit as they search the forests for terrorists, arms and hostages.” Based on the circulating reports the number of hostages recently rescued from Sambisa has already hit 1,000. Many of the women were impregnated while in captivity. All the victims have a long period of rehabilitation ahead to undergo the trauma. |
(1) (Reply)
Car Kills 13-yr-old Girl Inside Mother’s Shop / Police Arrest Highly Placed Cult Leaders, 56 Members / g
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 8 |