Special forces rescue four from Boko Haram
The Nigerian army special forces have rescued four persons, including two aid workers from Action Against Hunger and the International Committee For Red Cross (ICRC).
The rescued persons were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Monguno road in Borno state.
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A military source said the Boko Haram insurgents came with 11 gun trucks and blocked the road, where they carried out an operation that lasted less than 15 minutes.
But the special forces trailed the group, and engaged the fleeing insurgents in a gun duel which lasted for about an hour.
“Consequently, the gallant troops overpowered the fleeing terrorists who abandoned the victims and ran away in disarray,” he said.
On June 5, the insurgents had abducted three humanitarian workers on the same road.
Muhammed Monguno, one of the three aid workers abducted on June 5, was the manager of the IDP camp in Monguno.
