Troops rescue two abducted girls from terrorists in Borno

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI person rescued 2 girls who reportedly escaped from a violent enclave successful the Mandara Mountains and reunited them with their assemblage successful Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The improvement was disclosed successful a study by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept covering the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, the girls were rescued astatine astir 7:00am connected July 2, 2026, aft troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion conducting a regular patrol astir Ngoshe spotted them adjacent Armuda Bridge.

Makama reported that the patrol squad cautiously approached the girls earlier confirming that they were civilians successful distress.

The rescued victims were identified arsenic 15year-old Bintu Adamu and 11year-old Sadiya Jummai.

The study added that troops aboriginal cleared the surrounding country for astir 400 metres to guarantee determination was nary contiguous menace earlier returning safely to their base.

Preliminary probe revealed that the girls were allegedly abducted from Ngoshe assemblage by terrorists and taken to an enclave successful the Chinene country of the Mandara Mountains.

Makama said the victims seized an accidental to flight from captivity earlier encountering the subject patrol.

The troops administered archetypal assistance to the girls earlier handing them implicit to the Ngoshe assemblage leader, Mallam Bulama Kunda, for reuni...