Olukolade said that the hostages were being given medical attention and necessary care by troops. He said that some of the freed ladies were providing information to troops on the activities of the terrorists.
In his words: “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.”
He said also that the troops also discovered a building converted by insurgents to a bomb-making factory. The military has embarked on a careful evacuation of the dangerous materials stored in the building.
Meanwhile, men of the 301 Artillery Regiment of the Nigerian Army on Monday foiled what could have been a major attack by Boko Haram on Gombe State.
Items recovered from the insurgents, include a Hilux van, a smart card reader machine belonging to INEC, three boxes of assorted ammunition, one FM rifle and a pair of police uniform.
“The success was recorded in the early hours of Monday, (00:30 GMT) when the gunmen attempted to attack a military checkpoint at Dukku but our men overpowered them,” a soldier said.
