
TROOPS RESCUE 201 KIDNAP VICTIM IN BORNO, KADUNA
At least 201 kidnapped victims have been rescued in the last two weeks in various military operations in Borno and Kaduna States.
Ths was disclosed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami during the bi-weekly briefing at the Defence Headquarters on Thursday.
According to Major General Danmadami, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke neutralised 14 terrorists, arrested 12 terrorist logistics suppliers rescued 16 abducted civilians.
Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, made an operational visit to 112 Task Force Battalion, MAFA, Borno State.
He commended and appreciated the troops’ efforts in preventing a terrorist attack on the town that was planned for Sunday morning by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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