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Troops eliminate 23 terrorists as 1,159 surrender in 3 weeks
Troops eliminate 23 terrorists as 1,159 surrender in 3 weeks
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) eliminated more than 23 terrorists, rescued 619 victims and forced 1,159 terrorists to surrender within three weeks in the North East.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko said this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces in the last three weeks on Thursday in Abuja.
Onyeuko said the troop’s onslaught against the terrorists also led to the arrest of 19 others during the period under review.
He added that the surrendered terrorists and their family members comprised 164 men, 367 women and 627 children who according to him, have been profiled and handed over to the appropriate authority.
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Onyeuko said the troops also neutralised a prominent commander of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abubakar Dan-Buduma and scores of terrorists at Arina-Woje in Marte Local Government Area of Borno.
He said that a notorious ISWAP informant and logistic supplier, Mallam Abba Lawan was also arrested at Auno town in Konduga Local Government Area during the period.
According to him, the operation led to the destruction of terrorist enclaves and their central workshop where vehicles are fabricated for vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
He said that the operations were conducted across Borno and Taraba with impressive successes.
The defence spokesperson said that troops also killed an unspecified number of ISWAP fighters who attempted to attack the Nigerian Petroleum Product Company Depot in Diffa near the Nigeria/Niger border.
He said the terrorists were mounted on five gun trucks, adding that the Joint forces of Nigeria and the Niger Republic successfully destroyed the gun trucks.
According to him, troops arrested one Abdurrazaq Hudu, a logistics supplier to ISWAP at Mutum Biyu village in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba.
He added that troops recovered 49 AK-47 rifles, 728 rounds of 7.62mm, 4 MG’s, one G3 rifle, three 60mm mortar, one AA gun, one SMG, six Magazines, and one hand grenade and one UXO anti-tank RPG bomb among others.
“A total of 1,158 terrorists and their families surrendered to their own troops within the period under review, comprising 164 men, 367 women and 627 children.
“Also, troops neutralised 23 terrorists, rescued 619 civilians and arrested 19 terrorists.
“All surrendered Boko Haram terrorists, recovered items, rescued civilians and captured terrorists have been handed over to appropriate authorities for further actions,” he said.
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.
Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.
The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.
“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.
No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
By: Zagazola Makama
A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.
Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.
The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.
A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.
Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.
The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.
According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
By: Zagazola Makama
A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.
Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.
Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.
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