Military kills terrorist commanders, rescue 37 victims – DHQ.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced significant successes in its operations against terrorists and bandits across the country. 

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the biweekly news briefing on military activities across all theatres of operation, noting that between August 7 and August 13, troops eliminated several terrorist commanders, rescued 37 kidnapped victims, and arrested dozens of suspects nationwide.

Kangye explained that the operations were carried out under the Joint Task Forces in the North-East, North-West, North-Central, South-East, and South-South, with combined air and ground assaults supported by sister security agencies and hybrid forces, stating that in the North-East, neutralizing several Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders with other terrorists, and rescuing 17 kidnapped victims.

The DHQ also reported successes in the South-South, where troops seized significant quantities of stolen crude oil and arrested 34 suspects linked to oil theft, cultism, and kidnapping. 

Also dismissing allegations of extrajudicial killings in the South-East, stating that it operates professionally and within the law, Kangye urged Nigerians to appreciate the sacrifices of troops in the field.

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