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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja says troops have kill 24 terrorists while 501 and members of their families surrendered in the North-East region of Nigeria.
Troops also arrested 40 terrorists according to the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Musa Danmadami who revealed this during the bi-weekly media briefing held on Thursday in Abuja.
Danmadami stated that troops of Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai in the North East zone of the country have sustained the aggressive posture against the Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists through intense aerial and ground patrolling of logistics routes and mobility corridors.
He said in furtherance to this, troops conducted operational activities at identified Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists camps and enclaves at highgrounds, villages and forests within Gwoza, Bama, Jere, Nganzai, Damboa, Askira Uba, Kaga, Kuzamala and Monguno Local Government Areas of Borno Stat as well as Gulani and Bade Local Government Areas of Yobe State respectively which yielded some remarkable successes.
According to him, on 9 April 2023, troops acted on credible information and raided suspected terrorists enclaves within Askira Uba, Gwoza and Damboa Local Government Areas of Borno State. In these operations troops made contact with the terrorists and following the various encounters troops neutralized 4 terrorists while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Troops destroyed their camps and enclaves and further exploited the surrounding bushes where they discovered and rescued 136 civilians comprising of 46 adults females and 90 children.
He said troops further recovered 2 AK47 rifles, 4 dane guns, 6 AK47 magazines, 5 rounds of 7.62mm special, 6 bicycles, 96 rustled cattle, 2 pairs of Boko Haram Terrorists uniforms and 4 solar panels among other sundry items.
He said,”Equally on 10 April 2023, troops conducted fighting patrol to villages in Jere, Kaga and Friday Market at Gonin Kurmin village in Bama Local Government Area, and made contact with terrorists. Following the fire fight, troops neutralized 10 terrorists while other fled in disarray with gunshot wound. Troops recovered 1 GPMG, 2 AK47 rifles, 1 RPG tubes, 732 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 30 livestock, 5 cutlasses, 2 AK47 magazines, 4 bicycles, the sum of Fifty Four Thousand One Hundred and Five Naira (N54,105.00) only and other sundry items as well as rescued 1 abducted civilian. Similarly, on 6 April 2023, troops arrested a suspected female terrorists in possession of 1 RPG bomb along Gajiram Bolori road in Ngazai Local Government Area of Borno State. Also, on 11 April 2023
