The Nigerian Army has said that its troops had discovered and destroyed new camps used by the Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province terrorists in the Kajeri area of Borno State.
Five hostages, two women and three children were rescued in the operation, which took place on Tuesday.
A statement by the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, on Wednesday, said the troops of 112 Task Force Battalion on clearance operations killed “more members of the crouching Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists on Tuesday when they raided a cluster of established camps along Kajeri village in the state.
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“Furthermore, two women and three children suspected to have been kidnapped by the terrorists were rescued by troops around the bushes of Kajeri and Saleri villages. The rescued women and children will be handed over to the appropriate agency for further action.
“The camps were destroyed and burnt down by the troops, while they advanced further and cleared the surrounding dispersed localities in the general area of Kajeri and Saleri areas of the state.”
According to Musa, a thorough search of the camps yielded two dane guns, eight cartridges, two torches and one bicycle.
