Troops of operation desert sanity 2 have rescued two of the three Family Health International (FHI360) staff abducted by the members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno state.
The terrorists abducted the humanitarian workers and two security guards during an attack on the NGO’s guest house in Gamboru Ngala region of the state on April 26.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the two workers were rescued during a gun duel between the troops of the 21 armoured brigade and ISWAP members in Banki, Bama LGA of the state.
During the gun duel, the victims jumped out of the vehicle of the terrorists and quickly identified themselves to the troops.
However, two security guards and one other staff of the NGO who ran into the bush are yet to be found.
It is pertinent to noted that the the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in 2022, said that many aid workers have either died, been injured, or kidnapped in north-east Nigeria.
The UN further noted that the challenges have not deterred humanitarian workers from ensuring that aid gets to people who need them.
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