Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion on clearance operations in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, have rescued two women and three children around bushes of Kajeri and Saleri villages of Borno state.
The women and children were rescued after the troops raised a cluster of camps recently established by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along Kajeri on Tuesday, Col. Sagir Musa, Nigerian Army spokesperson said in a statement.
He said many of the terrorists were neutralised during the operation.
“The camps were destroyedand burnt down by the troops, while they advanced further and cleared the surrounding dispersed localities in the general area of Kajeri and Saleri axis of the State,” he said.
“A thorough search of the camps resulted in the recovery of the following items: two Dane Guns, eight Cartridges, two Torch lights and one Bicycle.”
He said the rescued women and children would be handed over to the appropriate agency for further action.
