Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has arrested about 395 Boko Haram terrorists during various operations in the North-East in the last four weeks.

Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru said this at a news conference at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri.

Attahiru said it has also successfully cleared about 630 settlement of insurgents and rescued about 468 persons held in Boko Haram captivity.

He said during the period under review, troops had intercepted fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists attempting to seek refuge in IDPs’ camps.

Attahiru said also that about 69 Boko Haram suspects have surrendered and renounced their membership adding that they were currently being rehabilitated under the Operation Safe Corridor of the Federal Government.

Attahiru said the troops deployed at Gulumba Gana in Bama LGA had an encounter with BHTs on July 30 killing one insurgent and recovering a damaged AK 47 and an empty magazine.

He, however, said two soldiers were wounded in the encounter and were receiving medical
attention.

He said troops, on clearance operation to Gashigar and Asaga in Mobbar LGA, engaged fleeing insurgents killing two and capturing another two.

“Troops also captured one AK 47 rifle with registration number 58008971, 4 AK 47 rifle magazines with 89 rounds of 7.62mm (Special), one magazine carrier, one handset, 4 motorcycles and the sum of ₦138,000.

Attahiru recalled an attack on an NNPC oil exploration team entered by some insurgents ambush around Borno Yesu Village in Magumeri, which led to the death of a number of people while some were abducted.

While expressing his sympathy to the families of those caught in the incident the commander said a reinforcement team dispatched to the scene of the incident had an encounter with some of the Boko Haram that carried out the dastardly act.