Troops of the 152 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with troops of Sector 1 of the Multinational Joint Task Force on Sunday carried out clearance operation in suspected hideouts of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State.
The areas covered included Madawaya general area.
They also cleared an Improvised Explosive Device making factory, killing 15 terrorists and capturing some weapons.
The troops cleared terrorists in Madawaya, Jere, Kardile, Koujili, Ngenere and Maksamari, as well as Douse, Bembem, Zombulum and Taraji villages.
In addition, they recovered several vehicles and motorcycles.
They also discovered and destroyed the Boko Haram terrorists’ IED making factory at Bula Umara and killed 15 terrorists in the same area.
In addition, the troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, four fully loaded magazines with 7.62mm ammunitions, two power generating sets, welding machines, assorted batteries and solar panels.
Other items recovered included drums of beans and other grains as well as Bandolier.
The gallant soldiers also rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists.
A statement by the Army added: “One interesting thing is that one of the rescued persons gave birth to baby boy shortly after their liberation.
“Both mother and the child are doing fine.
“The troops have continued with their clearance operations to other suspected hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists in their areas of operations.”
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