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"Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum visited a temporary camp in Pulka on Monday, meeting hundreds of women and children rescued after being kidnapped by Boko Haram. Footage shows soldiers standing guard in the remote village near the Cameroonian border as crowds of freed captives sit on the ground and listen to local officials. Troops from Operation HADIN KAI and Special Forces recovered 360 people from a fortified insurgent enclave deep in the Mandara Mountains on Saturday. "I also want to use this opportunity to commend the efforts of the Nigeria Armed Forces, the efforts of the office of the National Security Adviser, commend the office of the Department of Security Services and all other security agencies, including our gallant civilian joint taskforce," Zulum said. "We're here to support them with relief materials, food and non-food items. Each and every one will receive food and non-food items. More importantly, we're also interfacing with their communities about their return. Those who are willing to return to their community," he added. The military said the operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering and covert reconnaissance. Troops moved in under cover of darkness, blocked escape routes and overwhelmed fighters guarding the mountain enclave. The victims were among hundreds abducted during an early March assault on Ngoshe, in Gwoza Local Government Area. Attackers stormed the border community, targeted a military position and burned homes before retreating into the mountains. Survivors said they lived in terror and were sometimes 'starved'. "The night they took us, we were beaten. They looted a lot of things. They moved us to a mountain. We slept outside on the ground. Some days, we were starved," one survivor said. "I lost three of my children and husband." Medical teams are assessing the former captives for malnutrition, illness and psychological trauma. Security forces said operations would continue against insurgent positions across the mountains and surrounding border communities."
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