Photos: Troops capture 9 Boko Haram terrorists who hid in fox holes, rescue 400 hostages

Boko Haram terrorists are now hiding in dug
outs and fox holes in order to evade arrest, the
Nigerian Army said in a statement.
"In compliance with the military high
command’s directive which is to ensure
that all villages and towns are cleared of
remnants of Boko Haram terrorists,
troops of 22 Brigade Garrison in
Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Sunday 1st
May 2016 cleared 4 villages of Boko Haram
terrorists hiding in the area, Militaru
spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka said
in a statement on Monday, May 2.
"The terrorists hibernating in Cinga,
Mallum Maja, Bosuma and Murye villages,
were armed with dangerous weapons and
have been terrorizing the communities.
During the operations 3 Boko Haram
terrorists were killed, while 9 of them
who tried hiding in foxholes and dug outs
were identified and captured alive.
"Items recovered from them include 9
Dane guns, 3 machetes, 1 bow with
arrows, 6 motor cycles used by the Boko
Haram terrorists to ferry slaughtered
cow meats to Boko Haram terrorists
hideouts were recovered and burnt. Other
items recovered include 1 tricycle, 4 x
Tiger Generators and 1 solar panel. The
troops also recovered 300 herds of cattle
rustled by the Boko Haram terrorists
from Fulani herdsmen and handed over to
their rightful owners.
"Similarly, 400 persons held hostage by
the terrorists were rescued and set free.
It is gratifying to state that we have
not sustain any casualty to own troops
and equipment and troops morale remain
very high."