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Sunday, 12 March 2017

Military recovers 211 hostages, 11 bicycles from Boko Haram terrorists

Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison on clearance duty under Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday rescued 211 civilians held captive by Boko Haram terrorists at Cingal Murye and Maja villages in Northern Borno.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman said in a statement on Sunday that one insurgent was neutralised while 11 bicycles were recovered from the fleeing terrorists.

“In addition, the patrol team escorted two heavy duty trucks and 18 pickup vans to recover Internally Displaced Persons’ food stuff from Mala Maja,’’ he added.

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