At least 15 Boko Haram fighters have been killed by the military and rescued 49 women and children in Borno state.
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the incidents took place in separate encounters between Boko Haram and troops in the Southern Lake Chad Basin.
Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, said a statement issued in Maiduguri that some of the insurgents were killed in the Lake Chad Island while others were neutralised in villages in Northern Borno on Tuesday.
โTroops dislodged the insurgents from their hideout after a fierce battle, killing 11 insurgents in Gomaran village of Southern Lake Chad Basinโ, he said.
He explained that the troops also ambushed and killed four terrorists who were escaping from the military onslaught in Northern Borno.
Nwachukwu said that the troops further engaged fleeing insurgents in Firgi and Moula, both in Bama and Dikwa council.
โThe clearance operations also led to the recovery of one Single Barrel Gun, one Dane gun and one locally made pistol.
Other items recovered from the dislodged insurgents include four motorcycles, motorcycle spare parts, 2 tricycles, 6 water pumping machines, and two power generating sets.
โAdditionally, the troops captured 2 Boko Haram flags, a pair of Camouflage uniform, a pair of combat boots, a Camera, a bag of mechanical tools and medications.
โFour men, 33 women and 16 children were rescued by the troops from the insurgentsโ hideouts .
โThe rescued hostages are currently being profiled for subsequent hand over to officials of the Internally Displaced Persons Camp for documentation and administeringโ, Nwachukwu said.
