Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Joint Task Force North East, have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and arrested 29 suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during coordinated operations in Borno State.
This was disclosed in a statement shared on Monday by the Media Information Officer of the task force, Lt. Col. Sani Uba.
According to him, troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Sector 2 OPHK encountered Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists on November 9 at Dutse Kura after discovering that the insurgents were abducting civilians and vehicles along the Buratai–Kamuya Road.
He said, the troops thwarted the attack and pursued the terrorists towards Mangari, overpowering them in a follow-up encounter near a camp, which forced the insurgents to flee in disarray.