Army said troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), comprising Special Forces and personnel of Sector 1, carried out the operation after weeks of intelligence gathering, covert reconnaissance and operational planning.
The Nigerian Army has announced the rescue of 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Boko Haram enclave in the Mandara Mountains of southern Borno State during what it described as one of the most significant hostage rescue operations in the North-East in recent times.
In a statement on Sunday, the Army said troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), comprising Special Forces and personnel of Sector 1, carried out the operation after weeks of intelligence gathering, covert reconnaissance and operational planning.
According to the Army, the rescued victims, including men, women and children, had been held in captivity under harsh conditions after being abducted from several communities, particularly around the Ngoshe axis of Borno State.
The military said the operation targeted a stronghold of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), a faction of Boko Haram operating in the region.
