Chuks Oyema-Aziken
Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have continued their successful onslaughts against terrorists in the country.
Briefing the press on Thursday, Director Defence Media Operations Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said troops of Operations HADIN KAI in the North-east and HADARIN DAJI in the North-west neutralized
52 Boko Haram /Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the last three weeks.
He said troops arrested 37 terrorists, 21 logistics suppliers, two terrorist foreign informants and five kidnappers.
The Director added that troops also rescued 115 abducted civilians.
According to the defence spokesperson, a total of 377 terrorists and members of their families, comprising 52 males, 126 females and 199 children surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatres of operations.
General Danmadami said troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in the North-central conducted operational activities in the villages of Riyom, Jos North, Barkin Ladi, Pankshin, Jos South, Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau state at criminal hideout.
“Notably, on 22 December 2022 following a tip off, troops in conjunction with Department of State Services operatives arrested a notorious gun runner along Kwankonka-Zaria road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state. Items recovered from the suspect include 1 fabricated AK47 rifle, I fabricated pistol, 533 rounds of 7.62mm NATO concealed in a bag of grains and the sum of Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Naira (N7,750.00).
“Equally, on 5 Jaunary 2023, troops acted on credible information and arrested a notorious kidnapper, Mr Kabiru Ibrahim who was on the wanted list of troops at Kara market, Bukuru in Jos Local Government Area of Plateau State with the sum of Five Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Naira (N524,650.00). It was confirmed that the suspect was responsible for a series of kidnappings in Plateau, Toro in Bauchi and Southern part of Kaduna state,” he said.
Speaking further Danmadami said troops apprehended a terrorists collaborator at Madachi in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina state at a checkpoint with a sum of One Million Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (N1,590,000).
According to him, the suspect revealed that he was sent by one Nasiru, a notorious terrorist on the wanted list of security agents, responsible for the killing of several locals in Birni Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
He said all recovered items, apprehended criminals, rescued civilians were handed over to the appropriate authority for further action while the captured and surrendered terrorists and members of their families are being profiled for further action.
