The director, Defence Media Operations, Brig Gen Benard Onyeuko, who stated this during an update on Armed Forces of Nigeria operations in the last three weeks, said 565 of the surrendered terrorists have been handed over to Borno State government after profiling.
He said, “within the last few weeks, more than 5,890 terrorists comprising foot soldiers and their commanders have surrendered with their families to own troops in the North East zone.“A total of 565 BHTs comprising three Commanders, four Amirs, five Nakibs and five cattle rustling specialists, out of the surrendered BHTs and their family members were handed over to the Borno State Government in Maiduguri for further management after thorough profiling.
He said the troops in the period under review repelled terrorists attack in Borno State and inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorists and their equipment. “No fewer than 48 of the terrorists, 20 arrested including fighters and commanders were neutralized and their logistic base and facilities including 3 gun trucks were destroyed in the process,” he added.
He said 52 assorted arms and 1,977 rounds of 7.62mm assorted calibre ammunition including AK-47 and FN rifles with magazines, hand grenades, commando mortar guns, locally fabricated rifles, Dushka anti-aircraft guns, Dane guns and Nigerian Police rifles among other items were recovered from surrendered terrorists.
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