Troops kill three terrorist commanders, 715 others in Borno, Niger

It said several terrorist commanders and their combatants were killed during air strikes on terrorist commanders’ enclaves in Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara states, in the past three months.

Other terrorist Commanders engaged by air strikes, according to the defence spokesperson, include Mallam Yadee at Mariga local government area and enclave of Mallam Umar and several other commanders located in the Alawa Forest of Niger State, the enclave of Abdullahi Nasanda, Mallam Tukur in Zurmi and Gusau local government area and Bello Turji’s Camp in Kagara Forest located between Shinkafi in Zamfara and Isa local government area in Sokoto State.

Buba said: “Furthermore, troops recovered 937 assorted weapons, and 23,034 assorted ammunitions and denied the oil theft of an estimated sum over #2 bn only.

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