The military in a statement issued on Saturday said that an undisclosed number of terrorists were also killed while many terrorist enclaves were destroyed during the operation which was conducted on Friday at Saruwa, Kubuta, Gundumi villages and Bunwanga Gundumi forest in Isa LGA of the state.
The Nigerian Army has said that the combined troops of the Joint Task Force North-West Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 52 kidnap victims in an operation conducted in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The military in a statement issued on Saturday said that an undisclosed number of terrorists were also killed while many terrorist enclaves were destroyed during the operation which was conducted on Friday at Saruwa, Kubuta, Gundumi villages and Bunwanga Gundumi forest in Isa LGA of the state.
“The feat was recorded on 22 December 2023, when the troops cleared and destroyed terrorist enclaves at Saruwa, Kubuta, Gundumi villages and Bunwanga Gundumi forest in Isa LGA of Sokoto State.
“During the operation, the troops of the OPHD rescued 52 kidnap victims while several terrorists were neutralised,” the statement read.
The statement added that the rescued victims that included 14 males, 32 females and six children will undergo medical check-up, debrief and be handed over to appropriate authorities to reunite them with their families.