Boko Haram : 94 rescued captives received by Borno State

Boko Haram’s 94 rescued captives arrive Borno State

Boko Haram : 94 rescued captives received by Borno State

94 rescued captives of the Boko Haram terrorists have been received by the government of Borno State.

This was disclosed by the Borno State Government who said that on Thursday, it received 94 persons who escaped from Boko Haram captivity in the fridges of the Lake Chad.⁣

The special assistant, media and strategies to Gov. Babagana Zulum, Malam Isa Gusau, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri.⁣

Isa said that the victims, 37 adult males, 17 adult females and 40 children were rescued by the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) during a major offensive against the insurgents in the Lake Chad.⁣

He said that the MNJTF Commander, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf handed over the victims to the Borno government.⁣

Isa quoted him as saying that “some of the captives voluntarily surrendered to the Headquarters Sector 1 of the MNJTF in far North Cameroon, while the women and children were rescued.’’⁣

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