About 31 abducted persons were set free by the troops of the Joint Task Force, North West Operation HADARIN DAJI in several locations of Sokoto State, on Tuesday, November 21.
The Nigerian Army made this revelation through a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday, November 22.
The statement reads:
“The soldiers, under the orders of the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut, have persevered in intensifying the onslaught and conducted series of clearance operation to terrorists hideouts in its areas of operations in the North West.”
The statement revealed that a recent clearance operation conducted by the troops of OPHD on 21 November, 2023, at Tangaza LGA of Sokoto State, cleared Alya Fulani village, Buani forest, where about 30 abducted persons were liberated.
It was also revealed that all the discovered terrorists’ hideouts were damaged as the terrorists fled their captives and abandoned their camps before the arrival of the aggressive troops.
The one female abducted victim was rescued in Goboro vilage as the terrorists/bandits fled in confusion due to troops’ firepower superiority, according to the statement.
