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Troops Kill 21 B’haram Insurgents, Rescue 1,623 Captives In Borno by Nobody: 8:47am On Apr 18, 2017 |
The troops of the Nigerian Army , Operation Lafiya Dole, on Monday shot dead 21 Boko Haram insurgents in Jarawa area in the Kala - Balge Local Government Area of Borno State . It was learnt that the troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade , assisted by the civilian Joint Task Force acted on intelligence and launched an offensive on a suspected location of the Boko Haram terrorists at the Jarawa general area , during which 1 ,623 captives were freed . Our correspondent learnt that the rescued persons were taken to an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Kala - Balge , while all the children were also vaccinated . The Director, Army Public Relations , Brig. Gen . Sani Usman, said the troops recovered three AK - 47 rifles among other weapons .. He said, “The troops cleared Deima, Artano , Saduguma , Duve , Bardo , Kala , Bok, Msherde and Ahirde settlements . During the operation, the troops neutralised 21 Boko Haram terrorists , and rescued 1 ,623 residents of Jarawa who were held captives by the terrorists . “They also recovered three AK - 47 rifles with registration numbers 565222414 , 563729686 and UF 3646 , a 36 m hand Grenade , 12 cutlasses and four motorcycles. “One significant aspect of this operation is that the troops did not record any casualty . ” http://punchng.com/troops-rescue-1623-victims-neutralise-21-terrorists/ |
Re: Troops Kill 21 B’haram Insurgents, Rescue 1,623 Captives In Borno by Mynd44: 8:50am On Apr 18, 2017 |
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