Boko Haram sex, labor camp hostages rescued

Boko Haram sex, labor camp hostages rescued

BORNO, Nigeria — Nearly 150 children and adults enslaved by Boko Haram terrorists for sex and labor have been rescued from a remote camp in Borno state, Nigeria’s defense leaders said June 4.

“The rescued hostages, comprising 15 men, 58 women and 75 children revealed … that the Boko Haram terrorists had sexually violated the females and used them as sex slaves,” the military said in a press briefing after the June 3 rescue. “The men were not spared, as they were regularly engaged in forced labor while in the captivity of the terrorists.”

The captives were rescued during counterinsurgency operations in the Bama village of Modu Kimeri and transferred to the Bama Internally Displaced Persons Camp for care, the military said. Other details of the freed hostages, such as the length of their captivity and their hometowns, were not disclosed. (BP)