The Zonal Coordinator North West Zone National Centre For Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has received 706 assorted arms and ammunitions captured from the terrorists and other criminal elements by the Nigerian military within the theatre of Operation Hadarin Daji.
These arms and ammunitions were handed over to NCCSALW at 26 Battallion parade ground, Giginya Barracks Sokoto State as 57,004 Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered.
The surrendered terrorists and their families comprised of 12,547 males, 17,027 females and 27,430 children in the North East.The handing over was presided over by the Commander Joint Task Force Operation HADARIN DAJI on 6 June 2022 and all surrendered and items recovered have been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action.
Major General Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this while briefing Defence Correspondents at the bi-weekly media briefing on Thursday at the Defence Headquarters Abuja on operational activities of troops working assiduously to ensure the safety of lives and property of Nigerians.
Onyeuko said, the Zonal Coordinator of North West National Centre for the Control of Small Arms appreciated the troops for their loyalty and selfless service to the nation and encouraged them not to relent on the good job they are doing in the North West.
He explained that at Operation HADARIN DAJI, troops arrested a high profile Islamic State of West Africa Province Commander, one Abba Yunus (aka Mallam Abba) and his accomplice in Samegu community in Kumbosto Local Government Area of Kano State.
“Based on actionable intelligence this ISWAP high profile arrest has nipped in the bud their planned mayhem in the area which would have claimed lot of lives”,he added.
He said, troops also engaged the bandits and neutralized scores of them while others escaped with gun shot wounds. Troops in pursuit also engaged the criminals at Kwanar Dutse due to fire power of own troops several of the terrorists were neutralized.
Director, Media Operations also briefed journalists on activities of Operation of HADIN KAI encounter with Boko Haram terrorists as they cleared their enclave in Gazuwa in Bama Local Government Area, rescued 5 abducted victims who were kidnapped by the terrorist.
The camp which is called Markas or Headquarters harboured large of the terrorists and their families. After a fierce battle about 47 terrorists were neutralized including their top commanders.
He added that, troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on clearance operation at Ngoshe Borno State intercepted one of the abducted Chibok girls by name Miss Mary Dauda, 27 years old with her child.
She is suspected to have escaped from Gara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Mary Dauda is on serial 46 on the Chibok girls list of 2014. The rescued mother and child are in own custody for medical checkup and rehabilitation.
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai engaged the terrorists with helicopter gunship some of the criminals were neutralized and the 3 gun trucks abandoned by the terrorists were recovered.
As for the Operation SAFE HAVEN, General Onyeuko said on 7 June 2022 they embarked on a non-kinetic operational activities to promote peaceful coexistence among the people Southern of Kaduna State, organised football peace competition code name Major General IS Ali Ramadan and Easter football peace competition and donated tricycles to people living with disabilities at the Township Stadium Kafanchan, Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna.
The air component in Operation WHIRL PUNCH coordinated strike engaged the terrorists and neutralized key leaders of the terrorists and destroyed their warehouse.
In a similarly operation, on 5 June 2022 following report on terrorists attack at Dogon Noma in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on arrival, it was discovered that the village was on fire, however, no terrorist was seen. Further exploit of the general area revealed terrorists on convoy of 30 motorcycles carrying 3 persons each and fleeing to nearby clusters of trees.
Consequently, the terrorists were engaged by Nigerian Air Force platform with scores of the terrorists neutralized and the motorcycles engulfed in flames after the strike.
The military and other security agencies have intensified efforts both kinetic and non-kinetic in the fight against terrorism, economic saboteurs, banditry and sundry crimes in the theatres of Operations in some parts of the country.
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