A five-year-old boy, who has yet to be
identified, has been rescued from Boko Haram insurgents by troops of the
Nigerian Army, Operation Lafiya Dole, during a gun battle in Bama,
Borno State.
Our correspondent learnt that while the
battle lasted, three of the terrorists were shot dead, during which the
troops, who were from the 202 Battalion, 21 Brigade, pulled the boy from
the insurgents’ grip.
It was gathered that the Boko Haram had
enclaves in Abaram, Churuchuru and Aulajiri villages in the Bama Local
Government Area, which the troops attempted to clear as part of the
ongoing Operation Deep Punch 2.
The rescued boy is said to be with
troops as efforts were on to locate his parents and reunite him with
them. Also, troops of 151 Battalion, 21 Brigade, reportedly encountered
some Boko Haram terrorists while on patrol along the Bama- Bocobs Road.
The troops were said to have engaged the terrorists in a fire fight and
killed an undisclosed number.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen. Sani Usman, who confirmed the incidents, said the troops recovered two Dane guns.
He said, “The terrorists withdrew in
disarray on sighting the troops in Bama as the soldiers overpowered them
with a heavy fire. Troops neutralised three of the terrorists, rescued a
child.”
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