The Nigerian Army has neutralised eight notorious terrorists and rescued at least 16 victims, across various parts of the country, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Army on Monday.
According to the statement, the terrorists were killed during several operations, adding that firearms were also recovered.
The army said that the troops recovered one light machine gun, one AK-47 rifle, two hand grenades, five AK-47 rifle magazines, 200 linked rounds of light machine guns, and other materials, including money and phones.
It also disclosed that troops cornered terrorists escorting abducted victims through Uvaha village in the Gwoza Local Government Area, during another clash, which was based on credible intelligence.
The statement reads, “Despite heavy rainfall, the troops went after the terrorists and eliminated one of them, forcing the others to flee, leaving behind 16 hostages.
“Among the freed victims were 10 men and 6 women. A follow-up search of the area uncovered two grenades, a bag of fish, and sundry items.
“Meanwhile, in Yobe, troops set up a well-planned ambush while acting on intelligence about a group of terrorists receiving supplies from their collaborators.
“This led to the neutralisation of 4 terrorists in Madza and Azare villages of Gujba Local Government Area.
“The soldiers captured two AK-47 rifles and two empty AK-47 rifle magazines, as well as other sundry items.”
It further noted that troops deployed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in synergy with other security agencies activated a stop-and-search operation on suspected vehicles and apprehended suspects at Kugbo, Abuja.
The army said that a search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of 178 rounds of 7.62 mm (special) ammunition concealed in a bag of flour.
