Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, killed 5 Boko Haram insurgents and recovered 4 AK-47 rifles at Furkati village, Geidam Local Government Area, yesterday.
The troops also rescued about 210 people from Ejilije, Bulagaije-lari, Bulagaije-Adamde and Ajiri villages, in Borno.
According to Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, “The team found and rescued 210 persons, comprising of mostly elderly men, women and children who have been safely evacuated to an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp.
“The rescued persons said that they were brought there by the terrorists from various villages to be used as human shield in case if advancing troops of the Nigerian Army came to attack the Boko Haram terrorists.”
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