The Defence Headquarters has said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 42 Boko Haram insurgents in the past two weeks in the North-East.
\nThe DHQ said that 3,858 terrorists including six top commanders and their families surrendered to troops in the theatre of operation.
\nThe Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while reviewing progress of the ongoing military campaign against insurgency, yesterday, in Abuja.
\nHe said that troops took the battle to Boko Haram terrorists\/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclaves with more coordinated operations.
\nHe said the Air Component of OPHK on July 11, conducted air interdiction operation at Tumbum Jaki and Tumbum Murhu near Lake Chad in Borno killing more than 21 terrorists.
\nOnyeuko disclosed that the six terrorists\u2019 commanders surrendered to troops at Gwoza.
\nHe listed the surrendered commanders as Malam Mala Hassan (Wali), Ali Madagali (Munzur), Musa Bashir (Chief Anur), Buba Dahiru (Munzur), Jafar Hamma (Kaid) and Abbali Polisawa.
\n\u201cAlso, about 3,858 Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered between July 1 and July 14, comprising 505 males, 1,042 females and 2,311 children,\u201d he said.
\nThe spokesman said the troops also neutralised unspecified number of terrorists in different encounters at Gamage village in Dikwa Local Government Area, Dikwa \u2013 Gamborou-Ngala road, Pulka \u2013 Gwale road in Borno during the period.
\nAccording to him, several terrorists\u2019 logistics suppliers\/collaborators have been arrested with different items at various locations within the theatre.
\n\u201cAmong them were two women namely; Hauwa Gambo and Khadija Dirsa.
\n\u201cConsequently, troops neutralised 42 terrorists, arrested 10, captured 17 AK-47 rifles, one QTC rifle, 1 RPG bomb, one RPG tube, five hand grenades, 120 rounds of 5.5mm and 54 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition,\u201d he said.
\nOnyeuko listed other items to include 151 rounds of 7.62mm NATO; 60 rounds of 12.7 108mm, two ammo links, five Dane guns, eight rounds of fabricated 7.62mm ammunition, one smoke grenade, two locally made explosives, 23 empty AK-47 magazines, and five FN magazines.
\nHe said the surrendered terrorists and their families were being profiled and documented while recovered items and apprehended suspected terrorists had been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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