Colonel Sani Usman Nigerian army spokesperson added that 30 Boko Haram terrorists were killed in the raid and they were all rescued on the edge of the sect's stronghold in the northeast's Sambisa forest.
Self-defense fighter Bukar Jimeta said they killed at least 150 militants and recovered guns and explosives used in suicide bombings that have been using to kill hundreds in recent months
Nigeria’s military has been promising a final onslaught against the militants whose six-year uprising has killed 20,000 people.
On Tuesday, they called for insurgents to surrender. Boko Haram denies scores of extremists have surrendered.
Dozens of Nigerians held captive by Boko Haram were being treated in a transit camp in the Nigerian town of Mubi with children receiving malaria injections.
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