Abuja — The troops of 21 Brigade supported by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued 148 hostages in some parts of Borno State used by Boko Haram as forced labourers and sex slaves.
The Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement yesterday said the hostages were freed in Modu Kinetic, a remote village in Bama Local Government Area of the state.
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