Troops rescue 119 civilians, recover eight vehicles in Borno.
The military disclosed this in an operational report made available to Newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.
The report said the operation was conducted by troops of 135 Special Forces Battalion while monitoring surveillance cameras […] The post Troops rescue 119 civilians, recover eight vehicles in Borno appeared first on Vanguard News .
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 119 civilians abducted by terrorists and recovered eight vehicles during an operation in Borno.
It said the troops sighted the terrorists abducting civilians and vehicles and mobilised through Mangari-Dora in Biu Local Government Area to foil the operation. According to the report, they engaged the terrorists, forcing them to abandon the abducted civilians and flee in disarray. It said the troops recovered eight vehicles and reunited the rescued civilians with their families. “They also discovered and detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) around the Bam-Buratai Junction-Bulazarma general area.
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