of Chalawa village in Adamawa State where they had been held up while
trying to escape from terrorists.
Some of them told the military that they had to abandon their homes to
escape from the terrorists when Madagali came under attack, while
others were abducted, but left in the area by fleeing terrorists.
In a statement on Sunday, the military said: "They have now been
conveyed back to their various communities in Madagali after
undergoing the normal security profiling.
Military spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, confirmed the
development. He said they were located on Saturday.
According to him, a number of terrorists died in an encounter with
troops who caught up with them as they fled prior to the recovery of
the women and children.
"Some of the terrorists still managed to escape with varying degrees
of gunshot wounds. Others who were captured are now being interrogated
by intelligence officers.
"A machine gun, some rounds of ammunition, as well as some motorcycles
and bicycles were also captured from the terrorists. A member of the
vigilante group serving as ģuide to the troops was however wounded,"
the military said in a statement.
The Boko Haram terrorists were sacked from Madagali recently.
Meanwhile the operation in Sambisa forest is continuing as troops are
searching every aspect of the expansive terrain.
The Military had earlier released a video of the counter-terrorism
aerial operations in Sambisa Forest, with terrorists seen fleeing
the forest.
—ChannelsTV
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