According to the Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) troops killed 31 terrorists from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and detained 70 others, along with their accomplices.
At the biweekly briefing on the armed forces' activities in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, Director of Defence Media Operations, stated that the breakthrough had been made in the previous two weeks.
Among the 70 people detained in the Northeast, 60 were logistical providers for terrorists, delivering items like fuel, grain, and weapons, among others.
In addition to freeing two civilian hostages, the DMO director reported that 366 terrorists and their families turned themselves in during the time.
He said that troops had on October 11, outmanoeuvred terrorists’ ambush in Bama and Ngala areas of Borno leading to the killing of 18 terrorists and recovery of a cache of arms. According to him, troops countered the terrorists and forced them to flee in disarray.
He said that 17 terrorists were neutralised while one GPMG, five AK-47 riffles, one M21 rifle and 11 motorcycles were recovered.
“Cumulatively, within the weeks in focus, troops recovered 14 AK47 rifles, two GPMG, one M21 rifle, one 125mm artillery bomb, 40 rounds of 7.62mm special, six Dane guns, one locally made gun, one vehicle, four mobile phones, five bicycles and 11 motorcycles.
“Also recovered are 64 bags of beans, five bags of maize, and large quantities of substance suspected to be cannabis Sativa. Medical supplies, assorted clothing materials, 46 livestock, the sum of N250,000 and other sundry items,” he said.