The Nigerian military authorities on Saturday announced that the country’s troops fighting to rid the country of insecurity and national threats in the month of September 2025 rescued 180 kidnapped civilians, arrested 450 terrorists/bandits and killed scores of terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who made the announcement, also said that 39 terrorists surrendered to the troops, while 63 assorted arms, 4,475 ammunition and 294 explosive items such as grenades and IED marking materials were recovered.
He added that terrorist logistics and communications materials, including hand-held radios, motorcycles, vehicles and other items used in perpetrating crimes were also recovered.
“In the Niger Delta,” Kangye said, “troops of Operation Delta Safe discovered and destroyed 41 illegal refining sites.
“Troops also foiled oil theft worth over N112.17 million, consisting of 49,321 litres of crude oil, 6,970 litres of AGO, 1,900 litres of DPK and 1,475 litres of PMS.
“Overall, troops recovered large quantities of various arms, such as automatic weapons, RPG tubes, machine guns, locally fabricated guns, and improvised explosive device-making material. Also, some caches of live cartridges and assorted ammunition were recovered.
Detailing the encounters, the DMO said, “Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the Northeastsustained operational momentum by denying Boko Haram, ISWAP and JAS terrorists’ freedom of action in the Northeast region.
“Ground forces in conjunction with the Air Component and Hybrid forces, as well as local security groups, conducted aggressive operations leading to the elimination of several terrorists and their logistics suppliers.
“Troops recovered weapons, dismantled their networks and provided support for safe resettlement of displaced persons and unimpeded farming activities.
“Troops conducted both kinetic and non-kinetic operations against terrorists on 23-30 September 2025 in Konduga, Gwoza, Mafa, Gukba, Monguno, Damboa, Biu and Kukawa LGAs of Borno State.
“They also conducted operations in Madagali, Hong and Mubi South LGAs of Adamawa State as well as Gujba LGA of Yobe State.
“During the encounters, troops eliminated scores of terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition, while their camps were destroyed accordingly.
“Relatedly, from 23 to 30 September 2025, troops conducted operations in Mafa, Magumeri, Konduga, Damboa, Chibok, Kaga, Abadam and Kukawa LGAs of Borno State as well as Mubi North and Hong LGAs of Adamawa State. They also conducted operations in the Geidam and Nguru LGAs of Yobe State.
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