According to officials of the Nigeria army, the nation's military on Tuesday, 28th July, 2015 liberated 30 hostages held by Boko
Haram, including 28 children and women in
the town of Dikwa in Borno State, which had fallen to Boko Haram twice
since April. In the words of Army spokesman, Sanui Usman, “As a result of ongoing operations under the aegis of Operation
Lafiya Dole to clear Dikwa and its environs from Boko Haram… (the)
Nigerian Army yesterday rescued 30 persons from the hands of the
terrorists... they include 21 children and a six-day-old infant, seven women
including three nursing mothers, and two elderly male adults.” According to eyewitnesses, 11 Boko Haram militants were killed in clashes with
the military in a village in southern Borno state.
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