Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
This was disclosed in a post on Sunday by the Nigerian Army via its official X handle.
“The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State,” the statement read.
“They were freed on Saturday, 29 November, following a swift, intelligence-led operation by troops of Operation HADIN KAI in the southern Borno axis,” it noted.
The army said the rescued girls had been moved to a secure military facility where they are receiving comprehensive medical care, psychological support and debriefing.
Ranging between 15 and 20 years, the victims were kidnapped on November 23 while harvesting crops on their family farmlands.
