Daily Nigerian
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last two weeks, eliminated no fewer than 89 terrorists in different operations across North West and North Central theatres of operation.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko, said this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces, on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Onyeuko said troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, on June 21, engaged terrorists in a shoot-out at Rafin Dankura, Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara, neutralised two bandits and rescued six kidnapped victims.
He said the troops also eliminated two marauding terrorists at Maigora in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina.
According to him, the Air Component carried out air interdiction on June 22 at Kofar Danya Village in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara, following report about a planned attack by terrorists on the village…
