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The Nigeria army on Monday said that its troops rescued 275 persons among whom was a woman who gave birth to a boy shortly after her liberation from Boko Haram.

Sani Usman, army spokesman, said in a statement that the troops also killed 15 insurgents, and recovered weapons from them.

“Troops of 152 task force battalion in conjunction with troops of sector one of Multinational Joint Task Force yesterday, Sunday  April 4, 2016 carried out clearance operation in suspected hideouts of Boko Haram terrorists around Madawaya general area, cleared and improvised-explosive -device (IED)-making factory, killed 15 terrorists  and captured some weapons,” he said.

“The troops cleared terrorists in Madawaya, Jere, Kardile, Koujili, Ngenere and Maksamari, as well as Douse, Bembem, Zombulum and Taraji villages. In addition, they recovered several vehicles and motorcycles.

“They also discovered and destroyed the Boko Haram terrorists’ IED making factory at Bula Umara and killed 15 terrorists in the same area. In addition, the troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, four fully loaded magazines with 7.62mm ammunitions, two  power generating sets, welding machines, assorted batteries and solar panels.

“Other items recovered include drums of beans and other grains as well as Bandolier.

“The gallant soldiers also rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists. One interesting thing is that, one of the rescued persons gave birth to baby boy shortly after her liberation. Both mother and the child are doing fine.

“The troops have continued with their clearance operations to other suspected hideouts of the Boko Haram terrorists in their areas of operations.”