THE GUARDIAN
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that 52 terrorists were neutralised in several encounters with troops during the Yuletide.
The causalities are beside an unspecified number of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, who were killed in air raids by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets targeting terrorists’ enclaves in parts of North East, North West and North Central.
The Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, during the biweekly briefing, said the raids occurred between December 22, 2022 and January 12, 2023.
He said 377 terrorists, including their families, surrendered to troops during the encounters.
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the North East had sustained the raids to dominate their areas of operation.
His words: “These activities were conducted in villages, forests, mountains, towns and cities of Bama, Gwoza, Konduga, Mafa, Monguno, Biu, Kukawa, Damboa, Ngala, Nganzai, Tarmuwa and Magumeri local councils, as well as Maiduguri metropolitan city of Borno.
