Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that the women were rescued by troops of 21 Brigade supported by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole. “The rescued hostages, comprising 15 men, 58 women and 75 children revealed during a joint profiling and interrogations by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and other security agencies, that the Boko Haram terrorists had sexually violated the females and used them as sex slaves,” he said. According to him, troops have also successfully cleared adjoining villages including China, Sabon Gari-1, Sabon Gari-2, Sabon Gari-3 and Sabon Gari-4 villages. “Additionally, troops recovered 22 Dane Guns, one tool box used for fabricating local firearms, four Boko Haram flags, a motorcycle and one bow and 20 arrow.

Source: The Guardian June 04, 2018 15:56 UTC