The Defence Headquarters says troops have killed a total of 74 terrorists, apprehended 130 suspects, and rescued 61 kidnapped hostages in various operations conducted between March 5 and 13.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye disclosed this in a weekly report on ongoing military operations across the country on Friday in Abuja.
Kangye said the successful operations were jointly carried out by the land component of the Armed Forces, teams from the Office of the National Security Adviser, security agencies, and hybrid forces.
He stated that the troops recovered 71 assorted weapons, including 32 AK-47 rifles, 15 locally fabricated guns, nine Dane guns, three pump-action guns, two locally made pistols, and 10 other assorted arms.
According to him, troops also recovered 1,202 rounds of ammunition, comprising 1,133 assorted rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and 69 live cartridges.
Kangye further revealed that 143 terrorists, including five adult males, 66 adult females, and 72 children, surrendered to troops in the North-East theatre of operations during the week.
Among those who surrendered, one terrorist handed over two AK-47 rifles, 33 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and two magazines.
“The gallant men and women of the Armed Forces will continue to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities of protecting the lives and property of all Nigerians in line with our constitutional roles, Rules of Engagement, and Code of Conduct for Internal Security Operations,” he said.
