THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja has disclosed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai, operating at the fringes of various villages and communities in Borno State have rescued three more Chibok girls, their children and 19 other kidnapped victims.
Addressing newsmen at the Defence Headquarters on the operational activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other Security agencies from the various operational theatres across the six geopolitical zones of the Country, today, the Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Musa Danmadami, said the briefing covers the period from 25th August – 8th September 2022.
Gen. Danmadami stated that the Troops carried out operations in villages and communities in Kukawa, Dikwa, Bama, Kaga, Monguno, Guzamala, Konduga, Gwoza and Mafa Local Government Areas, all in Borno State as well as Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
In the course of the operations, he said, troops rescued three abducted Chibok girls namely Jinkai Yama, Falmata Lawal and Asabe Ali who were on serial 3, 20 and 24 of the abducted Chibok girls’ list.
He revealed that the girls, now mothers were rescued at different locations with their children and 19 other abductees.
“Also, a suspected foreign logistic supplier and arms dealer to the Boko Haram Terrorists and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) named, Mallam Abatcha Bukar was equally arrested with assorted injections, two Automated Teller Machine Cards and the sum of N294,520.00.”
According to Gen. Danmadami, Troops of Operation Hadin Kai during the operations also neutralized 52 suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists and arrested 14 terrorists.
“Troops recovered 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.
In a related development, the land and air component of Operation Hadin Kai on the 3rd September 2022, in a coordinated attack on identified terrorist enclaves at Gabchari in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State dealt a deadly blow to the terrorists, as their enclaves were bombarded.
The air strike was said to have resulted in the neutralization of a large number of the insurgents, while the land component mopped up the fleeing terrorists.
“Feedback from various sources revealed that over 200 terrorists were neutralized, including five high profiled Commanders. Equally, a total of 556 suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists and their families, comprised of 115 Adult males, 189 females and 252 children, surrendered to their own troops at different locations.
“All arrested suspects and recovered items have been handed over to the appropriate authority while the surrendered terrorists and their families are being profiled for further action.”
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