Nigerian Police rescue Soldiers from Boko Haram

The Nigeria Police Counter-terrorism operatives have rescued two soldiers earlier abducted by Boko Haram fighters in Borno State, PRNigeria reports. According to the report, the two Soldiers were rescued after a gun battle between the Terrorists and Police Counter-terrorism operatives on pin down point operation.

“At 14.30 Hrs of July 13, 20120, an army patrol team was attacked by Boko Haram along Auno Road and killed two soldiers and kidnapped others while carting away two of the military’s gun truck, AK 47 rifles and unspecified numbers of ammunition. “Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Nigerian Police on pin down point (operation), at the area went after the terrorists. After a gun battle recovered one gun-truck, rifles and rescued two soldiers alive. All exhibits handed over to the Commissioner of Police Command,” the report says.

The terrorists were said to had attempted to seize the 333 Artillery Barracks of the Nigerian Army but were resisted after heavy exchanges of fire that lasted for about two hours between Monday night and early Tuesday morning.