The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has disclosed that the troops of the 151 Task Force Battalion has rescued no fewer than 59 civilians held captive by members of the Boko Haram sect on Thursday.

Usman said the 59 civilians were rescued during a raid on Kashingeri, Wale Kushingoro terrorists’ camp, where the captives were held by the insurgents.

The military boss said his team destroyed a total of five camps belonging to the insurgents in the mission area.

According to him, the troops also killed an unspecified number of insurgents and cleared all the camps.

The Special Forces had rescued 30 civilians, comprising 21 children at Kwayaba and Wufe wards on Tuesday.

The Army spokesman said that the troops also recovered a Landrover and a tipper from the insurgents.

“As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army Engineers yesterday cleared a notorious terrorists camp at Chuogori and Shantumari, Borno State.

“During the offensive operations, the fleeing terrorists left underground silos. In addition, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion conducted operations on Kashingeri, Wale and Kushingari Boko Haram terrorists’ camps today.

“During the raids, quite a number of the terrorists were killed; a Landrover vehicle and a Tipper were recovered. The troops also rescued 59 civilians that were held captive by the terrorists and cleared the camps,” the statement read.