According to the statement released by Gen. Sani Kukasheka, of the Nigerian Army says it had rescued six herdsmen abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Kamuya community of Yobe State. The statement also revealed that the rescued herdsmen have been reunited with their family and two of the boko haram insurgents were killed in the process of rescue. “On Friday 8th September 2017, at about 7.30 a.m. troops of Defence Company, 27 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Kamuya, Yobe State, received report from some herdsmen that suspected Boko Haram terrorists abducted six persons from their village. The troops in conjunction with local vigilante familiar with the area trailed the terrorists up to Mangari village about 20 kilometres away from Kamuya. The troops exchanged fire with the insurgents, neutralized two of them and rescued the abducted persons. The troops also recovered two AK-47 rifles. The rescued persons have been reunited with their famil...