Nigerian navy kills 197 terrorists, loses 9 troopers

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops deployed in several elements of the nation have, within the final week, killed no fewer than 197 terrorists and apprehended 310 others throughout theatres of operation.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, made this identified whereas briefing journalists on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.

Mr Buba, a serious normal, stated the troops additionally rescued 251 kidnapped hostages and recovered 180 assorted weapons and 5,123 assorted ammunition throughout the week in several operations.

The breakdown, in keeping with him, comprised two PKT weapons, 73 AK47 rifles and 17 regionally fabricated weapons, 3,207 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, 1,022 rounds of seven.62mm NATO and 243 rounds of seven.62 x 54mm ammo, amongst others.

Within the North-east, Mr Buba stated the troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed 83 terrorists, arrested 71 suspects and rescued 48 hostages throughout the week.

He stated the troops additionally recovered two PKT weapons, 35 AK47 rifles, 9 fabricated rifles, ten dane weapons, and ten grenades, amongst others.

Within the North-central, he stated the troops of Operation Protected Haven killed 11 insurgents, arrested 64 violent extremists and rescued 21 kidnapped hostages in addition to retrieved a number of cache of arms.

Based on him, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke killed six terrorists, arrested 20 violent extremists and rescued 36 hostages.

“Troops recovered 2 AK47 rifles, 66 rounds of seven.62mm particular and 6 cartridges amongst others,” he stated.

Within the North-west, Mr Buba stated the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji killed 65 terrorists, arrested 80 terrorists and rescued 54 hostages throughout the week underneath overview.

He added that the troops recovered 29 AK47 rifles, seven fabricated rifles, 4 dane weapons and 991 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, amongst others.

He added that troops of Operation Whirl Punch killed 19 terrorists, arrested 18 suspects and rescued 23 hostages, in addition to recovered three AK47 rifles and 119 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, amongst others.

Mr Buba stated the safety state of affairs within the zone, particularly Zamfara, required a collaborative method between the state authorities and the locals to nip it within the bud.

He stated the governor of the state had come out to explain Zamfara because the epicentre of kidnapping, as additionally corroborated by the commissioner of police. He stated the governor had described kidnapping as an enormous trade within the state.

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“The navy is on the bottom there, and we’re combating. Ours is to struggle and to kill the terrorists and to destroy them.

“On this month alone, even as much as yesterday, we have now misplaced 9 personnel, which is a testomony that we’re working tirelessly to deliver peace, safe the land and create a protected atmosphere for the folks.

“I’ll finish this by saying that it’s near inconceivable to win this struggle with out the help of the folks due to the calibre of individuals concerned in kidnapping in Zamfara,” he stated.

(NAN)