A three-year-old girl has been rescued from the dragnet of Boko Haram terrorists’ group, the Nigerian Army has disclosed.
In a raid carried out by troops of 118 Task Force Battalion of 7 Brigade, the insurgents were engaged at Ma’ala Village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, where the girl was rescued.
During the encounter, one member of Boko Haram terrorist was killed and another captured alive.
In addition, they also recovered quite a number of items from the terrorists which include 1 AK-47 rifle, 3 rifle magazines, 1 Hewlett Packard laptop, 2 External hard drives, a pair military and Nigeria Police camouflage uniform, a camel bag, 3 mini solar panels, assorted charms, fishing nets and soldering iron, amongst others.
In another related development, the gallant troops of 7 Brigade Quick Reaction Force on a routine fighting patrol had an encounter with the terrorists moving on three motorcycles along Kekeno axis linking Dabam Masara.
During the pursuit, two Boko Haram members were killed and 2 AK-47 rifles, 3 motorcycles and one tear gas recovered from the terrorists.
Other items recovered include 4 mobile telephone handsets, assorted sizes of bathroom slippers, food flasks, plastic cups, amongst others.
It would be recalled that this same troops yesterday killed a wanted Boko Haram kingpin who is on serial 95 on the first Nigerian Army wanted list of 100 Boko Haram terrorists’ leaders.
