Nigeria, July 7 -- Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued six persons, including two infants, days after they were kidnapped from farms in Mussa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

The development was disclosed by the Nigerian military and a community leader familiar with the incident.

PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported that six women and two babies were abducted by suspected insurgents while working on farms between Mussa and Huyim communities on 28 June, a day before gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, and abducted dozens of students.

On Saturday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Mohammed Goni, announced that troops rescued four adults and two infants during ongoing...