Nigerian Military Rescues 178 Captives From Boko Haram Custody

Nigerian military has claimed that they remained successful to free 178 people from the custody of dangerous Islamist militant organization Boko Haram in Borno state, located in north-eastern Nigeria.

Borno state is homeland of the terror group, those who rescued in which, 67 were women, 101 were infants and other were men, reported by Tukur Gusau, colonel spokesman.

Gusau also said that the military carried out a secret operation and suddenly attacked their hideouts close to town of Bama, which estimated to be located at distance of 70 kilometers south-east of the state capital Maiduguri, during the actions— troops destroyed their camps as well detained a commander of the Boko Haram.

If reports are to be believed the Islamist terror group has been carrying out its rebellion for six years in African biggest economy, the north-east— with aim to create an Islamist state by imposing strict sharia law in country.

However, the air force of the country has also described that soldiers helped a lot them while doing ground offensives against the militants around the Bitta village, which is situated in the southern edge of the Sambisa forest reserve, where the Muslim jihadists have their complete hold.

Bitta village also linking to Gwoza by west side that is a town close to the Cameroonian border, where Boko Haram placed its headquarters but after the joint actions by combined Nigeria, Nigerien and Chadian forces, their many hideouts have been destroyed badly.

The joint operation has driven out the fighters of Boko Haram from most of the vast territories which captured by the group in start of the year.

The combined security operation not only pushed out the militants, even their guerilla tactics stunned Boko Haram and forced them to run away by carrying out the severe bombing.