A statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said of the number, 28, comprising two men, nine women and 17 children, claimed they escaped from Bula Musa village. Troops on clearance operations in the Northeast have rescued 88 people in Bama Local Government of Borno State. Three insurgents were killed in the encounter.
“They have been taken to Bama for screening, profiling and possible handover to emergency management and humanitarian agencies,” Usman said.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″]“In Dikwa, the troops also recorded an influx of 37 IDPs, comprising two men, 12 women and 22 children, from Gulumba Gana village, which is about 45km astride Gulumba-Kumshe Road axis in Bama. [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]He added that another 23, comprising a man, five women and 17 children, were intercepted by troops deployed in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs’) camp in Bama. This was after they escaped from terrorists in Bula Musa general area on Sunday.[/vc_column][/vc_row]
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