Troops rescue 119 civilians, recover eight vehicles in Borno

Nigerian Army troops from the 135 Special Forces Battalion rescued 119 abducted civilians and recovered eight vehicles along the Dutsen Kura-Bulazarma-Kamuya road in Borno State. After spotting the abduction on surveillance cameras, the troops engaged the terrorists, who fled and left the civilians behind; the rescued people were reunited with their families, and troops also discovered and detonated an IED near Bulazarma. The report also cited the surrender of a suspected JAS fighter, the arrest of an alleged informant in Ngamdu, and other operations, including the foiling of an attempted abduction in Abuja.