By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
Another Chibok girl who had been held captive by Boko Haram insurgents since 2014, has been rescued by Nigerian Army troops deployed in the North East.
Lydia Simon, who was on serial number 68 among the abducted missing Chibok Secondary School girls, was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting Operation Desert Sanity III, around Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Lydia was five months pregnant at the time of her rescue and claimed to be from Pemi Town in Chibok.
Meanwhile, Nigerian Army troops deployed for Counter- terrorism Counter- insurgency operations in the North Central on Tuesday 16 April 2024 successfully ambushed and neutralized 3 terrorists, who were on a mission to wreak havoc.
Troops responding to actionable intelligence intercepted the terrorists armed with AK 47 rifles and other dangerous weapons in Tse Kpese Community in Zaki Biam Local Government of Benue State.
The troops laid wait for the terrorists and engaged them in a gun battle, neutralizing 3 of them. The troops also recovered 3 AK 47 Rifles and 4 magazines from the terrorists.
