Nigerian Troops Rescue More Than 1000 From Boko Haram

According to a Nigerian military commander, the Nigerian army has been able to rescue more than 1000 people from Boko Haram capture over the past week.

They rescued 1880 civilians in the north east of the country.

The army also confirmed that along with rescuing the civilians, they also managed to arrest hundreds of Boko Haram members.

“…During our operations in the period 14 – 21 December 2016, a total of 1 880 civilians were rescued from Boko Haram enclaves,” said army spokesperson, Major-general Leo Irabo.

He continued saying that they arrested terrorists and kidnappers and others even surrendered their self:

“…564 Boko Haram terrorists were arrested while 19 others surrendered to our troops. Also, seven suspected kidnappers and 37 foreigners were equally arrested,” he concluded.