Families of the highly dreaded Boko Haram terrorists who were escaping from Sambisa Forest have been intercepted by the Nigerian army.
Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion who were deployed at an observation post in the early hours of June 22, sighted a group of persons approaching its check point at Liwanti village along Damboa-Bulabulin road, Borno State.
On arrival, they were received and treated humanely based on International Humanitarian Laws and Rules of Engagement.
However, after preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the 69 of them were indeed family members of Boko Haram terrorists escaping from Sambisa.
Out of that number, 7 of them are men, 18 women, 7 grown up boys and 37 children.
At the initial state of interrogation, they claimed to have escaped from Boko Haram terrorists captivity at Ngwalimari village in Sambisa forest general area, but further interrogation revealed they were actual family members.
The troops recovered 15 bicycles, 5 Dane Guns and other personal effects from them and further/thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain other information from them.