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On Thursday, the Defence Headquarters reported that Operation Hadin Kai forces had captured a terrorist informant in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory’s Asokoro neighborhood.
Additionally, 13 additional terrorists as well as Abatcha Bukar, a foreign terrorist’s weaponry and logistics provider, were detained in Borno State.
During a press briefing on military operations between August 25 and September 8, 2022, Major General Musa Danmadami, Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed these.
He added that throughout the time under review, 19 additional abduction victims and three kidnapped Chibok girls were both freed.
Danmadami said, “A suspected foreign logistic supplier and arms dealer to the Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province named Abatcha Bukar was arrested with assorted injections, two Automated Teller Machine cards and N294, 520.00.
“In the North Central, the tactical surveillance troops arrested a Boko Haram informant named Mamuda Usman (aka Bado) in Asokoro, the Federal Capital Territory.
“Within this period, troops neutralised 252 terrorists while 556 suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and their families, comprising 115 adult males, 189 females and 252 children surrendered to troops at different locations in the period under review.
“Items recovered include two unexploded grenades, 12 AK47 rifles, three FN rifles, five AK47 magazines, one automatic grenade launcher, one hand grenade, one AP mine, 86 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one motorcycle, 16 bows and arrows, seven bicycles and 10 mobile phones.
‘’Troops also rescued three abducted Chibok girls named Jinkai Yama, Falmata Lawal and Asabe Ali, who were on serial numbers 3, 20 and 24 of the abducted Chibok girls’ list. The girls were rescued at different locations with their children and 19 other abductees.”
He stated that on August 30, 2022, troops detained alleged Boko Haram arms dealer Hamza Dogo in Zamfara and seized two AK-47 rifles, eight magazines, 200 7.62mm ammunition, and a Pontiac car.
He said that during the time period under consideration, the Operation Delta Safe troops in the South-South found and demolished 67 illegal refinery sites, 11 wooden boats, 218 storage tanks, 168 cooking ovens, and 61 dugout pits.
He added that in addition to arresting five pipeline vandals, troops also found 2,070,000 liters of crude oil, 706,000 liters of automotive gas oil, 15,500 liters of dual-purpose kerosene, and 67,000 liters of premium motor spirit. They also found eight trucks, three pumping units, three outboard engines, and three generators.
