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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sambisa forest 10 years after their abduction.<\/p>\n

The acting GOC 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the outskirts of Sambisa forest in Konduga LGA after welcoming the troops that conducted the 10-day operation.<\/p>\n

Haruna said that the operation tagged \u201cOperation Desert Sanity 111\u201d was to clear Sambisa forest of the remnants of all categories of terrorists, as well as provide some of them, eager to surrender as observed, the opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur effort is to ensure that we clear remnants of terrorists in the Sambisa and give those willing to surrender the opportunity to surrender.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this operation, we envisage many of them will surrender as they have started.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also rescued some civilians; as of yesterday, we rescued 386 and I am sure the number will increase by today,\u201d Haruna said.<\/p>\n

The GOC, who addressed the troops on the message of the Chief of Army Staff, lauded their performance and professionalism exhibited during the operation and urged them to sustain the tempo.<\/p>\n

Some of those rescued, who spoke, said they have been in captivity for the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that troops from 21 Special Armoured Brigade, 26 Task Force Brigade, and 199 Special Forces participated in the operation.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sambisa forest 10 years after their abduction. The acting GOC 7 Division, Brig. Gen. 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