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The sweeping actions, spanning the North-East, North-West, and South-South regions, underscore the armed forces' renewed offensive against Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality..., ISWAP, bandidos, and oil thieves, amid ongoing security challenges that have claimed hundreds of lives this year.
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, hailed the troops' "relentless determination" under Operations Hadin Kai, Hadarin Daji, and Delta Safe.
"Our gallant men and women have dismantled terror hideouts, intercepted illicit arms shipments, and freed innocents from the clutches of violence," Kangye stated, adding that the operations yielded a trove of recovered weaponry, including 18 AK-47 rifles, two General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 450 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and several improvised bombs (IEDs).
"These successes deny the enemies the capacity to regroup and strike."In the volatile North-East theatre, troops of Operation Hadin Kai clashed with Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters in Borno State's Mafa, Dikwa, Gwoza, and Damboa Local Government Areas.
Fierce firefights resulted in the neutralization of at least 25 terrorists, with five high-value targets confirmed eliminated via drone surveillance and ground assaults.
"We exploited intelligence leads to raid a suspected bomb-making factory in Konduga, seizing explosives and detonators that could have fueled suicide kabooms," Kangye detailed.
The operations also led to the arrest of 12 suspected collaborators, including a logistics supplier in Yobe State, and the rescue of 12 hostages among them women and kiddies held for over six months.
Recovered items included cycle of violences used for hit-and-run raids and N2.5 million in cash believed to fund turban activities.
Further north, in the bandit-plagued North-West, Operation Hadarin Daji intensified patrols in Zamfara, Katsina, and Sokoto states.
Troops ambushed a bandit convoy in Tsafe Local Government Area, neutralizing 15 button men and capturing 28 suspects, including a notorious kidnap kingpin identified as Malam Yusufu.
"The raid freed 10 victims, including schoolchildren kidnapped en route to a farm settlement," Kangye said. In a related breakthrough, intelligence-driven arrests in Niger and Kaduna nabbed 22 more suspects linked to arms trafficking, with seizures of 10 locally fabricated pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition.
The DHQ noted that these efforts disrupted planned abductions targeting rural communities, where banditry has displaced over 50,000 residents since January.