The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that its troops operating in the North-East and North-West killed 29 terrorists, arrested 10 collaborators, logistics suppliers and recovered N15 million naira cash in two weeks.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, who stated this at the biweekly briefing on Armed Forces of Nigeria’s operations between November 3 to 17, 2022, also said 250 terrorists surrendered while 60 civilians were rescued from terrorists’ captivity.
He also confirmed killing of Mallam Ali Kwaya, a key member of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Shura Council and Mallam Bukar Mainoka and their foot soldiers during airstrikes.
On the recent declaration of 19 terrorists wanted, he said the move was yielding positive results already.
In the North-East region, he said the troops within the period under review neutralised 13 terrorists,
arrested 10 and rescued 41 civilians while 250 Boko Haram Terrorist/Islamic State of West Africa Province members and their families comprising 43 adult males, 80 adult females and 121 children surrendered to the troops at different locations within the theatre.
Meanwhile, in the North-Central, he said troops of Guards Brigade on November 4, 2022 raided illegal mining sites at Wuna and Tsauni general area in Gwagwalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and arrested 11 illegal miners with several mining equipment at Wuna as well as 15 suspected criminals at Tsauni mining general area.
