Operation Whirl Stroke: 410 Terrorists Surrender as Troops Bust Bomb Making Factory, Recover Arms IEDs in Nassarawa

Over 410 members of the Darul Salam terrorist group, including women and children have surrendered to the troops of operation WHIRL STROKE and other security agencies deployed following aggressive intensive kinetic operations at identified bandits’ enclaves, at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. This development took place on 25 August 2020.

This according to the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen John Enenche is in continuation of aggressive clearance operations aimed at decisively riding the North-Central zone of armed banditry and other forms of criminality, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have recorded a major success against the criminal elements.

Relatedly, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE while on a robust clearance patrol around Uttu, on 26 August 2020 stormed a Darul Salam terrorists bomb-making factory following actionable technical and human intelligence on the activities of the terrorists in the general area.

“In the course of the operation, troops recovered several Improvised Explosive Device making materials at the location including 2 scales, 6 rocket launcher bombs, one bag of fertilizer, half a bag of gun powder, 10 locally made hand grenades, one Rocket Propelled Grenade bomb fuse, one locally made Rocket Launcher, 2 Improvised Explosive Devices,13 Improvised rocket bombs, amongst others.

“The camp was subsequently destroyed while troops are equally combing the surrounding forests for fleeing members of the sect.” He added.

Meanwhile, the Military High Command has commended the gallant troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE for their professionalism and dexterity in achieving this notable feat and also urged them to sustain the tempo in the push to decisively curtail the activities of armed bandits and other criminals operating in the North-Central zone.