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Military Reports Wide Ranging Operations against Terrorism, Kidnapping and Oil Theft

The Defence Headquarters says troops recorded a series of security successes across several regions during coordinated operations against terrorism, kidnapping and other criminal activity.

The source report states that military air and ground operations killed more than 160 terrorists in the North West within one week, although the detailed opening breakdown supporting that total was not included in the supplied copy.

In the North East, troops arrested suspected logistics facilitators and alleged terrorist collaborators in Adamawa and Borno states.

A suspected informant was also arrested at the Damboa internally displaced persons camp.

The military said 19 people, including fighters, women, children and teenagers, surrendered at different locations in Borno, citing food shortages, sustained military pressure and internal conflict among armed groups.

Five female abductees were rescued after escaping from a terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains.

In Kebbi State, troops responding to an attack on Makuku Village in Sakaba Local Government Area killed 18 suspected terrorists, according to the military.

Some local security personnel and a civilian were also reported killed during the confrontation.

In Zamfara State, troops arrested two foreign nationals suspected of being explosive device specialists.

Another suspected logistics facilitator was arrested in Maradun, where troops recovered N5.302 million allegedly intended for terrorist associates.

Operations in Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Benue, Niger and Kwara also resulted in arrests, rescues and the recovery of weapons and ammunition.

In Kogi State, 16 kidnap victims were rescued in one operation and another nine were freed along the Ajaokuta Itobe Road.

Troops in Niger State rescued nine male kidnap victims, while operations in Kwara led to the arrest of four suspected collaborators.

In the Niger Delta, troops recovered large quantities of suspected stolen crude oil and illegally refined diesel.

An illegal refining site was also discovered in Rivers State.

In the South East, troops working with the Department of State Services targeted a suspected kidnapping network operating around Enugu.

The military said one commander was killed, other suspects were arrested and four AK 47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of ammunition were recovered from a forest hideout.

Defence officials said the operations reflected continued collaboration among the Armed Forces, Police, Department of State Services and local security groups.

Emeka Chukwudumebi

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