Nigerian troops capture another Boko Haram Ameer, rescue 212 hostages

Jude Johnson The Nigerian troops have captured a Boko Haram terrorists kingpin referred to as Ameer and rescued about 212 hostages in Borno State, North East Nigeria. This is coming barely 48 hours after they gunned down several Boko Haram terrorist leaders and freed about 30 civilian hostages from the terrorists. The Director…
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Jude Johnson

The Nigerian troops have captured a Boko Haram terrorists kingpin referred to as Ameer and rescued about 212 hostages in Borno State, North East Nigeria.

This is coming barely 48 hours after they gunned down several Boko Haram terrorist leaders and freed about 30 civilian hostages from the terrorists.

The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, on Wednesday stated that the troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, Sector 1, Operation Lafiya Dole achieved the feat on November 28, in furtherance of the ongoing clearance operations in conjunction with 22 Mobile Strike Team and some Civilian JTF.

Usman said during the operation, the troops were able to clear Boko Haram terrorists from their hideouts located at Kala, Jawara, Mada, Mika, Gakulba and Kutilax (Sanga), northern fringes of Sambisa forest and fringes of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.

“At Sanga, the terrorists on sighting the approaching troops from their observation post, they dashed into the adjoining Amchada forest. The relentless troops pursued them further and neutralized 4 Boko Haram terrorists terrorists after a serious exchange of gun fire, captured one of the terrorists commanders, the ‘Ameer’ of of Chawa, Amman Judee alive and rescued 212 persons held hostage by the terrorists,” he stated.

He said the captured terrorists leader is undergoing further interrogation while the rescued persons are being documented and the underaged children were administered oral polio vaccines.