3 Boko Haram commanders capture , rescue 1,275 persons by Nigeria Troops

Three Boko Haram commanders were on
Monday captured by Nigerian troops and the
Multinational Joint Task Force from Cameroon
during a joint military operation along Nigeria-
Cameroon border.
The Boko Haram commanders – Lawal Abba,
Mallam Hisna and Mallam Gana – were
captured in Shatte, Bulla Jaja and Bula Burra
towns, the military said.
The troops also killed 22 other terrorists, and
rescued 1,275 persons that were held hostage,
according to information released on Tuesday
by the Nigerian army.
The troops cleared some towns and adjoining
settlements, namely Nbaga, Bula, Dabube,
Ybiri, Greya and Suduwa, said to have been
occupied by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists who
had escaped from villages previously cleared
by the Nigerian army.
The operation swept through more than 10
suspected Boko Haram hideouts along the
border.
Meanwhile, the army has asked Nigerians to be
vigilant and security conscious, as Boko Haram
terrorists were fleeing Sambisa forest due to
aerial bombardments and ground assaults.