Armed Forces troops eliminated 39 terrorists, apprehended another 159 and rescued 109 hostages in different operations in the last two weeks
Defense Media Operations Director Major General Edward Buba said this Thursday in Abuja at a biweekly press conference on military operations across the country.
He said Operation Hadin Kai troops ambushed and arrested Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Gwoza and Tarmuwa Local Government Areas from Borno and Yobe, respectively in the northeast.
He said that the offensive led to the surrender of some terrorists in the Gwoza area of Borno and resulted in the elimination of some others; the rescue of hostages and the recovery of weapons and ammunition.
He added that in another operation, troops neutralized 11 terrorists, arrested 45 others and rescued 34 hostages during the period and recovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition.
According to him, the troops recovered six AK47 rifles, one HK21 weapon, one GPMG, one manufactured weapon, 11 AK47 magazines and 34 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
They also recovered 17 7.62mm NATO cartridges, a bandolier and seven empty 7.62mm special cases, five motorcycles, eight mobile phones and N368,950.
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Buba said the air component of the operations had acquired and engaged terrorist enclaves in Wulde in Borno, adding that the outcome was being monitored.
He said that in the center-north, Operation Safe Haven troops killed two gunmen, rescued three hostages and arrested 15 criminal suspects during the period.
It added that troops arrested two suspects in the Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state, one of whom was a notorious armed robber on a security agency’s wanted list.
According to him, the troops recovered in the state three AK47 rifles, one manufactured AK47 rifle, one manufactured pistol, one Dane pistol and 41 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
Operation Whirl Stroke the North-central also arrested a member of a notorious violent extremist group in the Ukum local government area of Benue, neutralized terrorists and rescued hostages.
Buba said troops recovered an FN rifle, five 7.62mm NATO rounds, killed two terrorists, arrested 11 suspects and rescued six hostages.
The defense spokesman said Operation Hadarin Daji troops in the northwest killed 12 terrorists, arrested 33 others, rescued 40 hostages and recovered three AK47 rifles, 18 motorcycles and three mobile phones.
Buba also told reporters that the military operations air component carried out an interdiction of terrorists in the Sububu forest in the Kankara local government area of Katsina state and demoted the terrorists on the spot.
(YAYA)
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