The Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI troops freed 31 hostages who had been abducted in various parts of Sokoto State, on Tuesday.
This was revealed by the Nigerian Army in a statement that was shared on its official X account on Wednesday.
The statement claims that the troops have continued to step up their offensive and have conducted a number of operations to clear terrorist enclaves in their areas of operations in the North West, all under the direction of Major General Godwin Mutkut, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto.
The statement read, “In 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 30 kidnapped persons were rescued.
“All the discovered terrorists hideouts were destroyed as the terrorists abandoned their captives and fled from their camps before the arrival of the aggressive troops.
“The troops also proceeded to Goboro village where one female kidnapped victim was rescued as the terrorists/bandits fled in disarray due to troops’ fire power superiority.”
