Troops Eliminated Over 280 Terrorists During Ramadan, Theatre Commander SaysTroopsTroops Eliminated Over 280 Terrorists During Ramadan, Theatre Commander Says

• DSS nabs cross-border ammunition supplier, 200 rounds recovered

Linus Aleke in Abuja and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano

Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major-General Abdulsalam Abubakar, revealed that troops eliminated over 280 terrorists during the Ramadan period, while also disrupting their logistics networks and rescuing abducted civilians.

Abubakar stated that the successes were achieved through sustained offensive and defensive operations across the theatre. He disclosed this while presenting a comprehensive operational brief to Minister of Defence, Major-General Christopher Musa (retd), alongside Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, during their operational visit to Headquarters, Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai, in Maiduguri.

Abubakar outlined future operational projections and assured the ministers of the unwavering commitment, high morale, and determination of troops to decisively defeat terrorism in the North-east.

In a statement, Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, explained that the visit was aimed at assessing ongoing operations, reinforcing the federal government’s commitment to the fight against terrorism, and engaging key stakeholders within the theatre.

As part of the visit, the ministers paid a courtesy call on the Shehu of Borno and the state government.

They also laid wreaths and paid solemn tribute to gallant troops who paid the supreme price in defence of the nation at the military cemetery in Maiduguri.

Musa reiterated the government’s commitment to sustaining military operations and strengthening collaboration with the state government.

He assured  of intensified efforts to enhance security across the region.

DSS Nabs Cross-Border Arms Supplier

Department of State Services (DSS) arrested 25-year-old Nafisa Usman, a woman allegedly involved in interstate ammunition supply, with 200 brand new rounds recovered.

The suspect was arrested at a major Kano motor park while transporting the ammunition from Nassarawa State to Kankara, Katsina State.

The secret police stated that the suspect, a native of Zango village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was intercepted in Kano during a targeted operation based on intel.

Usman admitted that the ammunition was supplied to her from Lafia, Nasarawa State, and taken to Unguwa Uku motor park in Kano for onward transport to Katsina for a bandit in the Kankara forest.

She further claimed that she had been involved in the trade for about two months, adding that one “Teso,” whom she described as working with a soldier in Lafia, used to send the consignments to her.

The suspect also alleged that she supplied the ammunition to a bandit identified as Mallam Haruna, said to be operating in the Kankara forest.

She said she was introduced to the alleged bandit by a man identified as Sulaiman, a livestock trader based in Kano.

Usman claimed to have conducted transactions worth about N5 million, supplying ammunition to Haruna and other individuals identified as Buba and Abu, who were also said to be operating in the forest.

The suspect expressed regret over her involvement, stating that she had now been exposed.