How troops killed over 700 terrorists in one month, DHQ provide fresh details

• The Nigerian Military opened up connected its operations successful the period of April arsenic it vowed to extremity banditry and coercion successful the county
• The Nigerian Defence Headquarters disclosed that 715 terrorists were killed and 465 hostages were rescued past month
• The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this astatine his biweekly media briefing connected troops operational activities successful the six geopolitical zones successful the country

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FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said troops killed implicit 715 terrorists successful April, portion 465 kidnapped hostages were freed successful the aforesaid period.

Defence Forces retrieve a immense cache of weapons and neutralised 715 terrorists successful April. Image for illustration purpose. Photo credit: HQ Nigerian Army
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Military: "Coordinated aerial operations led to decease of 715 terrorists

As reported by The Punch, the feat, according to the military, was achieved done coordinated crushed and aerial operations.

The Director of Defence Media Operation, Maj-Gen Edward Buba, made this known during a bi-weekly media briefing successful Abuja connected Thursday, May 2.

According to him, operations successful April included ambushes, raids, and warring patrols, with aerial assets identifying and targeting violent leaders and their bases.

Buba stressed the non-negotiable decision of violent groups to forestall further harm to citizens.

The Military successful a post sighted by Legit.ng connected its website connected Friday, May 3, disclosed further that the cognition led to the apprehension of 146 persons and the rescue of 465 kidnapped hostages.

DHQ stressed that the troops recovered 32,971 assorted weapons and ammunitions, and 16, 121 barrels of lipid during the period.

“Tactically, whenever determination is simply a clash betwixt troops and violent connected the ground, troops intelligibly triumph successful the occurrence fight, though sadly successful definite operations, casualties are sustained.However, each and each engagement ends with troops victory, with respective dormant oregon surrendered violent successful each location,” Buba said.

Why DHQ released 313 coercion suspects

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) had said that the merchandise of the 313 coercion suspects to the Borno authorities authorities was connected the orders of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri division.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who made the clarification connected Thursday, March 28, successful Abuja, said the suspects were detained connected suspicion, but nary grounds was recovered against them astatine the decision of an investigation, Daily Trust reported.

According to him, the Federal Ministry of Justice prosecuted the cases, starring to the court’s determination for their merchandise and consequent handover to the Borno state authorities for further action.

Source: Legit.ng