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| Nigeria: Army confirms rescue of 360 Gwoza captives from terrorist enclave in Mandara Mountains | |||
| 2026-06-08 | |||
Text: Army Confirms Rescue of 360 Gwoza Captives from Terrorist Enclave in Mandara Mountains By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Army has confirmed the rescue of 360 abductees held captive by terrorists in a Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS)
The Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Acting Media Information Officer, Lt.-Col. Haruna Sani. Sani said the captives, comprising men, women and children, were rescued during what he described as one of the most significant hostage rescue operations conducted in the North-East theatre in recent times.
@ZagazOlaMakama · 16h According to him, the operation was carried out by Special Forces and troops of Sector 1 following weeks of intelligence gathering, covert reconnaissance and operational planning. He said the victims were abducted from several communities, particularly within the Ngoshe axis of Gwoza Local Government Area, and held under harsh conditions in the insurgents’ stronghold. Related: Gwoza: 2026-05-27 Nigeria: Sustained Air interdiction campaign deepens fear within ISWAP ranks across Sambisa, Tumbuns Gwoza: 2026-05-16 Nigeria: Troops neutralise two terrorists during clearance operations in Borno Gwoza: 2026-05-09 Nigeria: Suspected ISWAP fighter surrenders to troops in Borno Related: Mandara Mountains: 2026-05-09 Nigeria: Suspected ISWAP fighter surrenders to troops in Borno Mandara Mountains: 2026-05-04 Nigeria: Military air interdiction destroys terrorist stronghold in Marte axis Mandara Mountains: 2026-05-03 Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP Battle for Dominance in Sambisa Forest as Nigerian AF pummels Sambisa and Tumbuns hideouts Related: Operation HADIN KAI: 2026-06-03 Nigerian Navy Uses drone intelligence to arrest terrorist logistics suspect in Lake Chad Operation HADIN KAI: 2026-05-27 Nigeria: Sustained Air interdiction campaign deepens fear within ISWAP ranks across Sambisa, Tumbuns Operation HADIN KAI: 2026-05-24 Nigeria: ISWAP/Boko Haram suffer heavy losses in Kirawa | |||
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