(*35*) Defence (*3*) says troops of the armed forces have in the final three weeks eradicated 35 terrorists and apprehended others in numerous operations in the North-West.

Brig-Gen. Abdullahi Ibrahim, who spoke on behalf of the Director, Defence Media Operations stated this on Thursday in Abuja on the bi-weekly information convention on the operations of the armed forces.

He stated troops of Operation HADIN KAI and different operations in the North East, eradicated 35 terrorists and apprehended 15 suspects.

Mr Ibrahim stated the troops in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force performed ambush operation at Mandara mountain in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno and neutralised a infamous terrorist commander.

He stated the offensive operations towards the terrorists in numerous theatres of operations, additionally led to the give up of 967 terrorists comprising of 82 grownup males, 354 grownup females and 531 kids.

“In a related development, the air component of Operation HADIN KAI conducted air interdiction operation in some parts of Borno and observed active activities of terrorists.

“The locations were, therefore, bombarded with feedback information showing that several terrorists were neutralised with their structure destroyed in the air strike,” he stated.

Ibrahim additionally stated troops of Operations SAFE HAVEN and WHIRL STROKE in the North Central had remained vigilant and resilient in their onslaught towards terrorists and different criminals in the zone.

He stated that the troops had inside the weeks in evaluate, neutralised seven terrorists and arrested 44 suspected criminals in the zone.

According to him, arms and ammunition of assorted calibre have been recovered in the course of the numerous operations in the zone.

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