Troops rescue 47 abductees in Borno

Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai have rescued over 47 persons, mostly women and children who were held captive by ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on June 20.
Acting Military Information Officer,
Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni disclosed this in a Monday statement.
Goni said the successful rescue operation was made possible through sustained aggressive pressure and relentless offensive operations conducted by OPHK troops against ISWAP enclaves in the Lake Chad region.
According to him, the unrelenting ground and air offensives forced the terrorists to abandon the...