Nigerian Army Kills Terrorists, Nabs 25 Suspects, Rescues 16 Hostages

Following a series of synchronized offensives across many theaters of action, Nigerian Army troops have killed numerous terrorists, captured 25 suspects, and rescued 16 hostages.

NAN was informed by a reliable source at Army Headquarters that the operations also resulted in the recovery of motorbikes, various illegal narcotics, explosives, ammunition, guns, and petroleum products.

He claimed the military in the northeast delivered severe blows to ISWAP/JAS members in the Madagali LGA of Adamawa and the Kolori and Karumi towns in the Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

The source claims that a major logistics provider was stopped in Mafa LGA with 23 gasoline cans hidden in a bag.

While a suspected terrorist in Garkida admitted to his role in earlier attacks in Damboa, soldiers in Mubi North stopped the smuggling of fertilizer and gasoline.

He stated that 150 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, four magazines, and one M70AB2 rifle were among the recovered materials.

According to the military source in the North West, the soldiers of 1 Brigade stopped many terrorist attacks in the Zamfara LGAs of Maradun, Tsafe, and Anka.

“Several motorcycles were seized and six kidnapped victims were rescued,” he added.

He claims that after careful intelligence, a well-known kidnap kingpin was apprehended in Mayir Village in Sanga LGA of Kaduna State.

A violent extremist was neutralized by Operation Whirl Stroke troops in Katsina-Ala LGA of Benue in the North Central, according to the source, while ten passengers who had been kidnapped were rescued along the Kyado–Wukari route.

Soldiers in Kwara rescued three kidnapped people in Eruku town and retrieved a motorcycle, he added.

He said that two suspects, including the consignee, were taken into custody by the troops when they stopped a car carrying drugs in Nasarawa State.

He stated that in the South East, the troops apprehended two cultists at Mgbidi in Imo and found a motorcycle, phones, and a weapon.

In Orumba North LGA of Anambra, he said, soldiers stopped IPOB/ESN activities. After setting off three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the criminals fled.

According to the source, security officers in the South South seized 27 cartridges and two locally manufactured double-barrelled guns.

Troops detained 19 drug dealers in Delta and Bayelsa states in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, or NDLEA. They also seized cannabis, tramadol, pentazocine, diazepam, and Canadian loud.

Over 1,200 liters of crude oil and illegally processed Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) were also recovered by military in Rivers and Bayelsa, and four suspected kidnappers were taken into custody in Oshimili North LGA of Delta.

Troops found one M70AB2 rifle, four magazines, 150 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, two double-barrelled weapons, 27 cartridges, one pistol, multiple motorcycles, sizable loads of fertilizer and gasoline, IEDs, cell phones, and other illegal substances during the operations, he claimed.

The Nigerian Army’s determination to maintain pressure on terrorists, kidnappers, and criminal organizations across the country was reaffirmed by the source.