Nigerian troops have freed over 100 women and children from Boko Haram’s stronghold Mafa, Borno State, the military said. The army said the hostages were rescued during “robust and aggressive clearance operations in recent days”. “Dozens of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters were annihilated,” Sagir Musa, army spokesman, said in a statement on Wednesday. The army spokesman also confirmed that troops came under attack on Monday but the army repelled and ‘effectively dealt ruthlessly” with the terrorists. The army has regularly claimed control on most of the strongholds of the terrorists yet Boko Haram, which has intensified attacks on military targets, has killed dozens of soldiers and overrunning bases.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 08:26 UTC