A military Intelligence has said, the Troops of 195 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Operations Hadin Kai have reportedly rescued 7 herdsmen Kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists at Dusuman in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
A Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad Zagazola Makama reports that the terrorists, numbering about 30 with Ak 47 on motorcycles also rustled about 200 cows from the victims.
The sources said that the troops of 195 Battalion in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force immediately pursued the Boko Haram and established contact with them at Jintolori forest.
He said a gunbattle ensued but due to the superior fire power, the insurgents abandoned the victims and the rustled cows and fled through the thick forest.
"No casualty were recorded on both side. The victims and rustled cows already re-united with there community,"he said.
According to him, the troops will continue to protect farmers and herders especially during farming season.
- Zagazola Makama
