A white man, whose nationality is not yet known, was arrested inside the Sambisa Forest as Nigerian troops cleared Boko Haram insurgents out.
“The man is under custody and providing positive information”, said a soldier, who just returned to Maiduguri from the liberated forest. the soldier to have said that while hundreds of Boko Haram fighters were killed during the offensive that began about a month ago, many others were captured alive while attempting to flee.
“Hundreds of Boko Haram captives, including men, women and children have been freed and taken to safety.
All I can tell you is that no big Boko Haram commander is alive in the Sambisa we are in control of the forest.
It took months of planning and mapping because of the size, difficult weather and other factors in the Sambisa Forest.
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