Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified offensive against criminals, rescuing kidnapped Civilian hostages in North Eastern Nigeria.
The breakthrough was recorded while conducting offensive operations at Amuda general area, successfully intercepted and rescued two abductees from Ngoshe Community, North East.
Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement.
He said hostages, identified as Mrs Maryam Muhammad (20 years) and her infant son, Bello Muhammad (1 year and 4 months), were among those abducted during the terrorist attack on Ngoshe on 3 March.
Preliminary debrief revealed that the victims were held at a terrorist enclave within the Mandara mountains before managing to escape.
This followed intense fire missions by the troops on battlefield on terrorist hideouts, which forced their captors to abandon them.
After initial medical assessment, the rescued victims were safely reunited with their family members through the Ngoshe community leadership.
In a related development, troops of OPHK deployed at Wulgo and the proposed COP Jagarawaji, recorded breakthrougha during an offensive operation, conducted in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force elements by troops in Wulgo, Gumsari, and Hausari general areas.
During the operations, several indicators of terrorist presence and sustenance were discovered, including makeshift terrorist medical facilities equipped with transfusion materials and antibiotics, rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and a uniform belonging to a terrorist Amir.
The statement said troops also neutralised one terrorist during the operation, with no casualties recorded on own forces.
At Gwoza axis, one female family member identified as Ghwa’a Biwa (50 years) escaped from a terrorist camp in the Mandara Mountains and surrendered to troops of 192 Battalion.
She cited persistent military operations and lack of basic necessities within the camps as key reasons for her escape.
Similarly, two additional family members, identified as Binta Umaru (19 years) and her daughter, Hafsat Ibrahim (2 years), escaped from another terrorist enclave within the Mandara Mountains and surrendered to troops deployed along Gwoza–Limankara road.
According to him, all surrendered individuals have been properly screened, documented, and are currently in custody undergoing further profiling in line with established procedures.
These developments underscore the effectiveness of ongoing offensive operations and the gradual collapse of terrorist support structures within the Theatre, particularly around the Mandara Mountains and border Communities, according to the statement.
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