Nigerian soldiers in Yobe State have rescued six persons kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Kamuya, Yobe State.
The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, stated this in Damaturu.
He narrated: “On Friday September 8, 2017, at about 7.30am troops of Defence Company, 27 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Kamuya, Yobe State, received report from some herdsmen that some suspected Boko Haram terrorists abducted six persons from their village.
“The troop in conjunction with local vigilante familiar with the area trailed the terrorists up to Mangari village about 20 kilometres away from Kamuya, where we exchanged fire with them, neutralizing two of the terrorists and rescued the abducted persons.”
.Source: nigerianewsflight.com
