The Nigerian army rescued 72
people held hostage by Boko Haram in what it called "clearance
operations" in north-eastern Nigeria.
The government has said it is in
the final stages of ridding the country of the territorial ambitions of the
Islamist terrorist organization, which has links to the Islamic. A statement by the army said that in several actions
Sunday, 29 Boko Haram members were killed and 18 captives,
in three villages in the Iza region, and 54 more in Madube, were freed. Nine of
the 18 people rescued in Iza were children. Caches of weapons, ammunition,
grain and equipment were also taken by the army.
A statement by army spokesman
Col. Sani Usman said a soldier was seriously injured during the Madube
operation when he stepped on an improved explosive device.
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