Troops of three battalion, 22 brigade of the Nigerian Army on Operation Lafiya Dole, assisted by 10 civilian JTF, have rescued a total of 1,623 persons held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists group.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman, said the successful rescue operation was based on information .
The rescued persons have been escorted to Rann Internally Displaced Persons Camp, while all the children were vaccinated.
