Dozens of insurgents were killed and 62 others arrested by Nigerian government forces in nationwide operations over the past two weeks, the military said Thursday.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Military Spokesman Markus Kangye said 30 victims of abduction were also rescued.
He said that in the northeast region, troops, through coordinated land and air raids, recorded “major successes” in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, where at least 16 collaborators and informants of insurgent groups were arrested. At least seven kidnap victims were rescued in that part of the country, in addition to arms and ammunition recovered while destroying criminal hideouts.
In other parts of the northern region, government forces thwarted attacks and killed or arrested criminal suspects while intensifying patrols, according to Kangye.
During the period, he said, a notorious commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra group and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, along with eight of his associates and a female logistics supplier for the groups, were apprehended.
“The Nigerian Armed Forces remain committed to eliminating terrorism, banditry, and other security threats across the country,” Kangye added. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
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