Over 5,890 Terrorists Have Surrendered In The North-East – DHQ

The Director Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko on Thursday stated over 5,890 suspected terrorists have surrendered to troops within the North East previously weeks. Out of the determine, he stated 900 surrendered on Wednesday.

He added {that a} complete of 565 suspected terrorists who’ve profiled have been have been handed over to the Borno state authorities.
Onyeuko disclosed this whereas giving an replace on the operations of the army between August 12 and September 2 in Abuja.

He stated, “Up to now few weeks, greater than 5,890 terrorists comprising foot troopers and their commanders have surrendered with their households to personal troops within the North East Zone .

“A complete of 565 BHT’s comprising 3 Commanders, 4 Amirs, 5 Nakibs and 5 cattle rustling specialists, out of the surrendered BHTs and their members of the family have been handed over to the Borno State Authorities in Maiduguri for additional administration after thorough profiling. Yesterday 900 terrorists surrendered.

“Additionally, no fewer than 48 of the terrorists, 20 arrested together with fighters and commanders have been neutralized and their logistic base and amenities together with 3 gun vans have been destroyed within the course of.

“A cumulative complete of 52 assorted arms and 1,977 rounds of seven.62mm assorted calibre ammunition together with AK-47 and FN rifles with magazines, hand grenades, commando mortar weapons, regionally fabricated rifles, Dushka anti-aircraft weapons, Dane weapons and Nigerian Police rifles amongst different objects have been recovered from surrendered terrorists and operations inside the interval.”

He additionally stated a complete of seven terrorists collaborators/informants and logistics suppliers have been arrested and handed over to applicable prosecuting companies for essential actions.

Onyeuko additionally stated within the North west, troops of operation Hadarin Daji sustained their operations in opposition to the bandits’, kidnappers and different prison components within the zone.
He stated troops inside the interval arrested prison informants/collaborators whose actions have been inflicting setbacks for troops’ operations within the zone.

Onyeuko famous {that a} complete of 15 armed bandits and a pair of armed robbers have been neutralized, 13 bandits informants arrested, 15 bikes, 2 AK 47 rifles have been recovered.
Onyeuko added that 33 kidnap victims have been rescued, 66 prison components arrested and a few vandalized railway tracks have been recovered inside the interval.

He stated , “The operations that led to the numerous outcomes have been carried out at Gidan Zuma village underneath Kwatarkwashi District and Bakinwa in Gusau LGA; Matuzgi and Gora Namaye village in Maradun LGA of Zamfara State; and alongside Gurbi – Shimfida Street in Jibia LGA of Katsina State. Different places the place vital outcomes have been recorded embrace; Magam village in Tangaza LGA of Sokoto State, Faskari City and Batsari/Ruma normal space in Batsari LGA and Jibia City in Jibia LGA of Katsina State.”

He, nonetheless stated, the Armed Forces’ operations had yielded vital outcomes however some unfavourable incidents of the previous week.

In accordance with him, this was evident within the discount of the spate of incidents recorded; the huge surrendering of terrorists within the North East in addition to discount in IPOB/ESN actions within the South East and financial sabotage within the South-South and South West zones of the Nation.