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Troops of Operation HADIN KAI person foiled a wide abduction by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on the Buratai–Kamuya Road successful Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, rescuing 31 travellers and recovering 4 vehicles.
The improvement was contained successful a station shared by information expert and counter-insurgency adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, via his X handle.
According to Makama, the incidental occurred astatine astir 3:45 p.m. on July 31 when troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion stationed astatine Echo 1, Dutsen Kura, detected suspicious question done a closed-circuit television, CCTV, surveillance system.
He said CCTV footage captured suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists abducting civilians travelling successful 4 vehicles on the Buratai–Kamuya Road.
The troops instantly deployed a Quick Reaction Force, QRF, which pursued the insurgents towards the Mangari–Dora axis and engaged them successful a weapon battle.
The terrorists were forced to wantonness the abducted victims and the 4 vehicles earlier fleeing into adjacent bush paths.
The cognition led to the rescue of 31 civilians, comprising 22 men, 5 women and 4 children, with nary casualties recorded among the victims oregon troops.
Troops besides recovered a motorcycle abandoned by the fleeing terrorists during the operation.
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