The Defence Headquarters said on Monday that troops had freed a number of women, elderly and children locked up by fleeing terrorists in Gwoza.
This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade.
The statement said the hostages were rescued during a cordon and search, while mop-up operations would continue in Gwoza.
It said the freed hostages, some of whom were were weak, were being given medical attention while others were receiving necessary care, pending the arrival of aid agencies.
Some of them, it said, were also providing useful information for troops operations in the area.
According to the statement, a building which had been converted to a bomb making factory had been uncovered by troops in the course of the ongoing mopping up operations in the town.
It said facilities used for the manufacture of various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were still being carefully evacuated.
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