The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces have rescued 131 abducted victims, including two additional Chibok School Girls during operations in the North East.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, on Thursday, in Abuja stated this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces.
Danmadami said that the troops also neutralised 40 terrorists, arrested 25 terrorists and eight logistics suppliers during the period.
He added that 510 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and members of their families, comprising 54 adult male, 164 adult female and 292 children surrendered to troops at different locations.
According to him, troops recovered 16 AK47 rifles, 15 dane guns, six QJC 88 AA guns, one QJC 88 barrel, one SMG, two DSHKAA guns, two NSVT AA guns, one GMPG.
“Troops also recovered one pump action gun, two local made double barrel gun and one local made short gun.
Danmadami also said that the troops on April 20, apprehended five terrorists and rescued 121 civilians comprising 72 children and 49 females including two Chibok schoolgirls who were on serial two and 103 of the list in Borno.
He said that the troops in a fierce gun fight, neutralised a Boko Haram terrorists commander and nine other terrorists on the same day in Sambisa forest.