Nigeria rescues 338 people held hostage by Boko Haram

Nigerian soldiers have rescued over 330 people, mainly women and children, held hostage by Takfiri

Nigerian soldiers have rescued over 330 people, mainly women and children, held hostage by Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group in a large military operation in the country’s troubled northeastern state of Borno.

The Nigerian army said in a statement that the captives, who included 138 women and 192 children, were freed during a raid on “suspected Boko Haram terrorist camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages” on the edge of the Sambisa forest, a major stronghold of the terrorists in northeast Nigeria.

The army troops “rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorists” in the Tuesday operation, according to the statement.

The statement added that the freed hostages have been moved to a camp for displaced persons in Mubi in nearby Adamawa state

The military also killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists, and seized their arms and ammunition during the operation.