No fewer than 30 members of the Boko Haram terrorists were on Tuesday killed by troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang.
The military carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along the Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of the frightful Sambisa forest in Borno State.
Items recovered during the invasion were arms and ammunitions including one General Purpose Machine Gun and two Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), six boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and three cutlasses.
A statement by the Defence Headquarters on Wednesday also disclosed that the troops also rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the insurgents in their enclaves.
According to a statistics given by the DHQ, the rescued persons comprise eight males, 138 females and 192 children. They have since been evacuated to Mubi.
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