Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion deployed at an Observation Post on Wednesday have intercepted about 69 family members of the Boko Haram terrorists escaping from Sambisa Forest in Borno.
The troops, according to statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, “sighted a group of persons approaching its Check Point at Liwanti village along Damboa-Bulabulin road, Borno State. On arrival, they were received and treated humanely based on International Humanitarian Laws and Rules of Engagement.
The statement said that on preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the 69 of them were indeed family members of Boko Haram terrorists escaping from Sambisa, out of which seven are men, 18 women, seven grown up boys and 37 children.
“At the initial state of interrogation, they claimed to have escaped from Boko Haram terrorists captivity at Ngwalimari village in Sambisa forest general area, but further interrogation revealed otherwise.”
The troops, according to the statement, recovered 15 bicycles, five Dane Guns and other personal effects from them.
“Further and thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain other information from them,” it said.
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