Photos: Women & elderly rescued in Gwoza as military continues search in recaptured town

Press statement from military below..

A number of women, the elderly and children
who were locked up by fleeing terrorists in
Gwoza have been freed by troops as cordon
and search along with mopping up operations
continue in the town. The freed hostages
some of whom are so weak are being given
medical attention while others are also
receiving necessary care pending the arrival
and activities of aid agencies. Some of them
are also providing useful information for
the intelligence in aid of troops operations
in the area.
In another development, a building which have been
converted to a bomb making factory have been
unearthed by troops in the course of ongoing
mopping up operations in Gwoza. The facility which
is being used for the manufacture of various
calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is
still being carefully evacuated of dangerous
materials.
Massive destruction of infrastructure and property
including blowing up bridges and burnt houses
including Emir’s Palace have also been noticeable.
Troops are also carefully removing land mines
placed in various parts of the town.
In Bama also in Borno State, troops on routine
patrol in the suburbs of the town this morning
recovered a large number of rifles and various
arms believed to have been abandoned by terrorists
who fled the area when troops were advancing to
flush them of the town recently. Bama was
liberated by troops on 16 March 2015 and troops
have since been dominating the town with
aggressive patrols to defend it against any further
terrorists activities.

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