Troops have rescued seven kidnapped victims, neutralised two kidnappers, arrested four suspected ISWAP terrorists and collaborators.
The troops also recovered arms, ammunition and other items in coordinated operations across Borno, Yobe, Benue and Plateau states.
An operational report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday said troops of Operation HADIN KAI rescued two women and two minors who escaped from an ISWAP enclave in the Agapalawa area of the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.
The reports added that a woman and her child, believed to be family members of an ISWAP terrorist, also surrendered to troops after fleeing the Gobara enclave in the Sambisa Forest.
According to the reports, troops in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) arrested four suspected ISWAP terrorists in Gwoza, Gujba and Kukawa LGAs of Borno and Yobe.
