Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion on clearance operations in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, have neutralized more members of the crouching Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists.
The destruction of the camps occurred when troops raided a cluster of recently established camps along Kajeri village on Tuesday the 18th of June 2019.
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A statement by Col Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said a thorough search of the camps resulted in the recovery of the following items; 2 Dane Guns, 8 Cartridges, 2 Torch lights and 1 Bicycle.
Furthermore, 2 Women and 3 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/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.
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