Troops wiped out 102 terrorists, rescued 393 kidnap victims in July – Nigerian military

The Nigerian subject has disclosed that its troops killed implicit 102 terrorists and different transgression elements, arrested 345 suspects and rescued 393 kidnapped victims during subject operations conducted crossed the state successful July.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Michael Onoja, made this disclosure connected Friday successful Abuja astatine the monthly briefing connected ongoing subject operations.

According to the military, the operations, carried retired successful collaboration with different information agencies and section vigilante groups, besides led to the surrender of 57 insurgents and their household members, portion troops recovered 59 weapons and 1,811 rounds of ammunition.

The Armed Forces noted that sustained offensives crossed the North-East, North-West, North-Central, South-South and South-East further degraded the operational capabilities of terrorists, kidnappers, equipped militias, secessionist groups and different transgression elements.

It added that troops of Operation Hadin Kai recorded large successes against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists successful the North-East, including the neutralisation of a elder violent commandant and propaganda chief, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, during a antagonistic onslaught successful Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno.

The Defence spokesperson reiterated that troops besides dismantled violent logistics networks, arrested suspected ...