A total of seventy Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists and their co-conspirators have been arrested.
They were arrested by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, who also killed no fewer than thirty-one members of the groups.
According to the Defence Headquarters, out of the seventy arrested in the Northeast, sixty of them were terrorists’ logistics suppliers conveying grains, ammunition, and fuel among others.
Its Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Musa Danmadami said this in Abuja at the bi-weekly briefing on the operations of the armed forces that the breakthrough was recorded in the last two weeks.
According to him, the troops also rescued two civilian hostages while a total of three hundred and sixty-six terrorists and their families surrendered during the period.
He said troops had eleventh October, outmanoeuvred terrorists’ ambush in Bama and Ngala areas of Borno leading to the killing of eighteen terrorists and recovery of a cache of arms.
According to him, troops countered the terrorists and forced them to flee in disarray.
He said seventeen terrorists were neutralised while one GPMG, five AK-47 riffles, one M21 rifle and eleven okadacycles were recovered.
“Cumulatively, within the weeks in focus, troops recovered 14 AK47 rifles, two GPMG, one M21 rifle, one 125mm artillery bomb, 40 rounds of 7.62mm special, six Dane guns, one locally made gun, one vehicle, four mobile phones, five bicycles and 11 motorcycles.
“Also recovered are 64 bags of beans, five bags of maize, and large quantities of substance suspected to be cannabis Sativa. Medical supplies, assorted clothing materials, 46 livestock, the sum of N250,000 and other sundry items.