Troops neutralise several high-profile terrorists, rescue hostages

The Defence Headquarters says troops neutralised scores of terrorists, eliminated respective high-value insurgent leaders and rescued dozens of kidnapped victims successful nationwide operations successful the past week.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this connected Friday successful Abuja portion providing updates connected subject operations conducted betwixt February 28 and March 6.

Onoja said the troops besides intercepted astir 51,000 litres of stolen crude lipid wrong the past week.

He said the operations, conducted crossed each theatres, targeted terrorists, kidnappers, lipid thieves and different transgression elements threatening nationalist security.

According to him, troops of Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, intensified violative operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.

He said troops neutralised respective terrorists, apprehended 20 suspects, facilitated the surrender of 11 insurgents and their families, and rescued 24 kidnapped victims.

“Notably, the aerial constituent conducted precision strikes connected violent enclaves successful the Sambisa Forest, which neutralised cardinal violent ringing leaders identified arsenic Saddam, Saleh Garin Kago and Ba Alayi Benbem, alongside combatant Hussaini Ubaida.

“Human quality further indicat...