By Don Silas The Defence Headquarters on Friday said operational adjustments have been made by the military to prioritise protection...
By Don Silas
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said operational
adjustments have been made by the military to prioritise protection for farmers
in Nigeria amid the rainy season.
Major Gen. Edward Buba, the Director, Defence Media
Operations, made this known in Abuja while giving updates on the operations of
the armed forces.
Buba said the armed forces had intensified intelligence
collection effort targeted at hunting terrorists and striking them where they
may be hiding and hibernating.
“Winning the war against the terrorist is non-negotiable,”
he said.
According to Buba, troops had, in different operations,
neutralised 220, arrested 395 suspects and rescued 202 kidnapped hostages in
the last seven days.
The General added that troops recovered 432 assorted weapons
that includes it includes 9,004 assorted ammunition, three PKT guns, one G3
rifle, 18 locally-fabricated guns and 83 AK47 rifles.
Others include 5,893 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 2,064
rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 401 rounds of 9mm ammo, 200 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 154
rounds of 7.62 x 51mm, 195 live cartridges, and 17 magazines.
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