A number of women, the elderly and children who were locked
up by fleeing terrorists in Gwoza have been freed by troops as cordon and
search along with mopping up operations continue in the town. The freed
hostages some of whom are so weak are being given medical attention while
others are also receiving necessary care pending the arrival and activities of
aid agencies.
Some of them are also providing useful information for the
intelligence in aid of troops operations in the area.
In another development, a building which have been converted
to a bomb making factory have been unearthed by troops in the course of ongoing
mopping up operations in Gwoza. The facility which is being used for the
manufacture of various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is still
being carefully evacuated of dangerous materials.
Massive destruction of infrastructure and property including
blowing up bridges and burnt houses including Emir’s Palace have also been
noticeable. Troops are also carefully removing land mines placed in various
parts of the town.
In Bama also in Borno State, troops on routine patrol in the
suburbs of the town this morning recovered a large number of rifles and various
arms believed to have been abandoned by terrorists who fled the area when troops
were advancing to flush them of the town recently. Bama was liberated by troops
on 16 March 2015 and troops have since been dominating the town with aggressive
patrols to defend it against any further terrorists activities.
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