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Military rescue over 20,000 people from Boko Haram so far – Buratai
Nigerian Army has said in Kaduna that it has rescued over 20,000 people kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, pointed out that the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the volatile region would ensure the release of the abducted Chibok girls and others kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents.
He spoke to reporters at the commissioning of a nursery and primary school built by the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), 1 Division chapter in Kaduna State.
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The Army Chief reiterated that efforts were being made by the military to rescue the Chibok girls alive and completely flush out the terrorists from the troubled region.
He debunked allegations that the salaries and allowances of troops, who sustained injuries at the theatre of operations in the northeast, have been suspended.
The COAS appealed to the public to always avail the military or any nearby security agency of any useful information that would lead to the continued success in the counter-insurgency war.
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