Nigerian troops killed 11 terrorists, arrested 22 suspects and rescued 25 kidnapped victims during military operations across the country in one week, the Defence Headquarters has said.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed the figures in an update on military operations, adding that seven terrorist fighters and members of their families surrendered with weapons during the period.
Operations across the North-East and North-West included arrests of suspected terrorist collaborators and logistics suppliers, weapons recoveries and the rescue of abducted people.
In Borno State, troops of Operation Hadin Kai arrested suspected logistics suppliers Abubakar Modu and Alhaji Bura in Monguno on October 10. Three suspected collaborators — Modu Ibrahim, Abubakar Bunu and Tujja Mairami — were also arrested in Gubio on October 12, with three vehicles seized.
Further operations in Borno led to the arrest of five suspected collaborators in Benisheikh and the surrender of individuals carrying firearms and ammunition in Miyanti and Monguno. Two suspected terrorist fighters and their spouses also surrendered on October 14, while eight additional members of terrorist families surrendered at Banki Junction the same day.
Troops also recovered weapons and ammunition following an attack in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State on October 12. The military said troops neutralised one attacker and subsequently recovered an assortment of weapons and ammunition, including an AK-47 rifle, a PKT machine gun and six additional AK-47 rifles.
In Borno, troops rescued two abducted persons, Bello Ibrahim and Ibrahim Adamu, around the Kuranabasa axis in Gwoza Local Government Area on October 15. A suspected terrorist was also killed during a clearance operation in Nguma village, Biu Local Government Area, on October 14.
In the North-West, troops operating around Galadimawa on October 9 encountered three suspected terrorists fleeing with a kidnapped person. The suspects abandoned the victim after troops engaged them.
Troops responding to an attack on a resident travelling between Dogon Dawa and Takama village in Kaduna State on October 10 recovered an AK-47 rifle and 15 rounds of ammunition. Subsequent tracking led to the arrest of Yusuf Iliya Sani at Maraban Kakini. He was accused of involvement in kidnapping, extortion, sexual assault and killings in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area.
The Defence Headquarters said the operations formed part of ongoing military efforts against terrorism, kidnapping and other criminal activities across the country.
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