…Arrest 19 Suspected Terrorists In Damasak Border Town With Niger Republic
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri
Troops of 114 Taskforce Battalion, Bita in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, have rescued yet another abducted Chibok school girl.
26-year old Hauwa Maltha, on serial number 2 in the abducted Chibok School Girls list since 14th April, 2014, was rescued on April 21, 2023 along with her 3 year old baby by the troops during operations at Lagara. She is from the Kibaku tribe in Jila in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
This is even as troops of Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, have arrested 19 suspected Boko Haram insurgents and recovered several weapons from their hideouts in the North East of Borno State.
Competent and reliable sources on Monday told our correspondent on the latest successes recorded, which was also confirmed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region.
Sources revealed that “while in captivity, Martha got married in Gulukos to one Salman, a camera man to the late terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau.
“Salman later died in Lake Chad. Thereafter, the victim got married off again to one Mallam Muhammad in Gobara and had two children for him. Mallam Muhammad, her second husband was also killed in Ukuba terrorist enclave in Sambisa Forest during clashes between JAS/ISWAP.
“Since her rescue, Martha, who is about eight months and two weeks’ pregnant, has undergone thorough medical examination along with her baby.
“Having been adequately resuscitated, Martha and her baby, Fatima, will be as usual, handed over to the Borno State government for further management.”
The terrorists were intercepted and arrested on April 29, at Kangori village, located about 17 kilometres west of Damasak, during intensified patrols, raids and mop up operation by the troops of Operation Desert/Lake Sanity II, at the Bulabulin general area.
It was further learnt that the troops also recovered some IEDs making equipment, six AK-47 magazines among other weapons.
The troops equally burnt down some of their harmlets.
This latest success underscores the continuing efforts of the Nigerian military to neutralize the Boko Haram threat and restore peace and stability to the region.
