The terrorists also carted away one Hilux patrol vehicle and weapons and afterwards moved towards Gadai village in the Nganzai Local Government Area.
Seven security operatives abducted by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno state were freed when their abductors reportedly fled for safety on Saturday.
SaharaReporters had reported how the gunmen abducted the security men comprising a policeman, four members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and two hunters.
The terrorists also carted away one Hilux patrol vehicle and weapons and afterwards moved towards Gadai village in the Nganzai Local Government Area.
Upon the abduction of the operatives, troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Air Task Force (ATF) were said to have hunted the terrorists with the Super Tucano, a light attack aircraft.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad area, the insurgents fled when they sighted the attack aircraft.
“The terrorists fled into a bush at Gadai village in Nganzai LGA of the state and abandoned the kidnapped security operatives.
“It was at that moment that the victims also ran towards a separate direction and escaped from the captivity of the terrorists,” a source was quoted.