{"id":107323,"date":"2023-08-28T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107323"},"modified":"2023-08-28T20:31:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:31:02","slug":"army-rescues-25-hostages-from-boko-haram-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/army-rescues-25-hostages-from-boko-haram-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Rescues 25 Hostages From Boko Haram Captivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1775500695597133428\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Troops of 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued 25 hostages held captive by Boko Haram terrorists.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThis was made known in a statement signed by the Army Director Public Relations Officer, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, shared on their X (formerly Twitter) on\u00a0 Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read, \u201cIn the unrelenting effort by troops to clear remnants of Boko Haram terrorists enclaves in Borno and contiguous states. Troops of 144 Battalion have successfully rescued 25 hostages held captive by BHTs. The gallant troops in conjunction with Hybrid Force, extricated 14 hostages in a clearance operation at Gobara village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The rescued persons include six women and eight children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a similar operation on Sunday 27 August 2023, troops of 82 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with Hybrid Force, raided BHT enclave in Gava Village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and rescued 11 civilians. All rescued victims are presently in troops&#8217; custody undergoing profiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a separate operation also on 27 August 2023, seven members of a BHT family surrendered to troops of 81 Division Task Force Battalion in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The family comprised three adults and four children.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;In an anti-banditry operation on 27 August 2023 in Kaduna State, troops of 2 Battalion, Nigerian Army, acting on actionable information neutralized one criminal and freed four kidnap victims in Kwana Shehu Village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The rescued victims have since been reunited with their families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops of 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued 25 hostages held captive by Boko Haram terrorists. 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