The Nigeria Army has announced that troops of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ in the North-East have rescued 387 people held hostage in Sambisa Forest.
The General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai, Brigadier General Abubakar Haruna, said the 387 rescued persons were civilians, including women and children, who were forced to stay in the forest by Boko Haram insurgents for over a decade, adding that the rescued ones were not members of the insurgents.
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While addressing the troops over the weekend after receiving the hostages at Awulari River side of Konduga local government area of Borno state, he also said the military recovered weapons and other equipment from the insurgents, who initially seized them from soldiers and other security operatives.
He pointed out that during the operation, many Boko Haram fighters surrendered to the Army, while others are still surrendering.
