275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists Men of the Nigerian army have rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists Naij.com can report. The rescue operation was carried out by troops of 152 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with troops of Sector 1 of Multinational Joint Task Force yesterday, Sunday 4th April. The newspaper however cannot confirm if any of the kidnapped Chibok school girls is among the rescued hostages. One interesting thing is that, one of the rescued persons gave birth to baby boy shortly after their liberation. Both mother and the child are doing fine. They also discovered and destroyed the Boko Haram terrorists’ IED making factory at Bula Umara and killed 15 terrorists in the same area.

The troops cleared terrorists camp in Madawaya, Jere, Kardile, Koujili, Ngenere and Maksamari, as well as Douse, Bembem, Zombulum and Taraji villages. In addition, the troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, 4 fully loaded magazines with 7.62mm ammunitions, 2 power generating sets, welding machines, assorted batteries and solar panels. 15 terrorists were also killed in the attack as some weapons, vehicles and motorcycles were captured. Moreof the rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists In addition, the troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, 4 fully loaded magazines with 7.62mm ammunitions, 2 power generating sets, welding machines, assorted batteries and solar panels. Other items recovered include drums of beans and other grains as well as Bandolier. Nigerian army said the troops have continued with their clearance operations to other suspected hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists in their areas of operations.