Troops Of Operation Handin Kai Neutralize 293 Terrorists, Arrest 126 Suspects, Rescue 193 Kidnap Hostages

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JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADIN KAI (NORTH EAST)

A statement sighed by the Director Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said that the troops of Operation HADIN KAI remained focussed on fighting terrorist and their cohorts across the NE theatre of operation. The troops conducted offensives striking at terrorist enclaves with air attacks. The ground forces on the other hand exerted significant military pressure on terrorist hibernating in their hide out and enclaves.

2. Troops invaded terrorist enclaves in Tumbun Jedda, Araina Soro Jibilarram camps around the Lake Chad Region and several other areas known to be strongholds of terrorist leaders and Commanders. During an encounters, troops killed 7 high profile terrorists commanders and over 40 terrorists combatants.
3. Overall, during the month of September 2024, troops of Operations HADIN KAI neutralized 246 terrorists, arrested 185 suspects and rescued 183 kidnapped hostages. Additionally, troops recorded 565 surrendered BH/ISWAP terrorists combatants and their families.
4. The summary of recovered items include: 89 AK47 rifles, 12 fabricated rifles, 28 dane guns, 16 assorted arms, 4,210 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,093 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 796 assorted ammunitions.
5. Details as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.
Neutralized Terrorists
63
48
46
89
246

2.
Surrendered BHT/Families
237
150
84
94
565

3.
Arrested Terrorists
38
36
41
70
185

4.
Rescued Hostages
35
17
48
83
183

5.
Recovered Weapons
39
37
27
41
144

6.
Recovered Ammunition
2,508
1,731
520
1,340
6,099

7.
Equipment Recovered
32
19
15
43
109

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION SAFE HAVEN (NORTH CENTRAL)

5. Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN conducted offensive operations to dominate the theatre of Operation during the month of August 2024. Significantly, several operations were conducted violent extremist hideouts, strongholds and enclaves.
6. These operations resulted in significant arrest and recoveries. For instance; 3 high profile gunrunners namely Armaya’u Abdulkarim (aka Mallam), Danladi Kefas and Williams Haruna were arrested in Plateau State. Relatedly, arrest was made of another notorious violent extremist/gunrunner named Mallam Hashimu Ahmad, in Lere LGA of Kaduna State.
7. Additionally,troops arrested a notorious kidnapper identified as Sebastian Caleb in Bokkos LGA of Plateau State. Troops also intercepted and arrested 7 illegal miners in Jos North LGA of Plateau State.
8. Overall, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 22 violent extremist, arrested 88 and rescued 104 kidnap hostages. Troops also recovered 11 AK47 rifles, 2 fabricated guns, 5 assorted arms, 5,828 rounds of 7.62mm special, 9 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 56 assorted ammunitions.
9. Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.

Neutralized Terrorists

6
6
10
22

2.
Arrested Suspects
18
25
12
33
88

3.
Rescued Hostages
14
14
28
48
104

4.
Weapons Recovered
7
10
4
5
26

5.
Ammunitions Recovered
94
269
5,457
162
5,982

6.
Equipment
8
5
21
6
40

OPERATION WHIRL STROKE (NORTH CENTRAL)

10. Troops of Op WHIRL STROKE conducted several operations during the month of August ranging from search and rescue, raids, fighting patrols as well as cordon and search among others. These operations spanned Benue, Taraba, and Nasarawa States aimed at defeating terrorist and creating conditions whereby the terrorist is denied the ability to carry out terror or harm citizens.
11. Troops operations result in several arrest and recoveries. These includes the arrest of notorious gun runners such as JAMES NUHU and DAN’ASABE ANOGO. Both were arrested in Wukari Metropolis of Taraba State. Additionally, troops arrested a terrorist commander and gun runner named ISYAKA YUSUF aka (JAMMINI). He was arrested in Bantaji Marketin Taraba State.
12. Troops also arrested a female gunrunner at ZUBA Bridge Motor park as well as arrested 2 other gun runners one each in Makurdi and the other at Karu LGAs of Benue and Nasarawa States respectively. These are. merely part of several other arrest made.
13. Overall, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralized 48 terrorists, arrested 53 suspects and rescued 83 kidnapped hostages. Troops also recovered 15 AK47 rifles, 4 assorted arms, 1,129 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo and 28 rounds of assorted ammunition.
14. Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.
Neutralized Terrorists
3
24
9
12
48

2.
Arrested terrorists
22
17
6
8
53

3.
Rescued Hostages
14
12
36
21
83

4.
Weapons Recovered
13
14
2
1
30

5.
Ammunition recovered
689
265
161
42
1,157

6.
Equipment Recovered
16
3

6

25

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (NORTH WEST)

15. During the month of August 2024, troop of Operation HADARIN DAJI neutralized 293 terrorists, arrested 126 suspects and rescued 193 kidnap hostages. Additionally, troops recovered 85 AK47 rifles, 37 fabricated guns, 26 assorted arms, 2,766 rounds of 7.62mm special, 1,027 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 841 assorted ammunitions.
16. Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.
Neutralized Terrorists
105
44
73
71
293

2.
Arrested Terrorists
21
23
23
59
126

3.
Rescued Hostages
36
41
54
62
193

4.
Weapon Recovered
76
48
20
3
147

5.
Ammunition Recovered
1,889
966
1,713
66
4,634

6.
Equipment Recovered
45
11
75
5
136

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION WHIRL PUNCH (NORTH WEST)

17. Troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH recorded the following in the month of August 2024. Troops neutralized 88 terrorists, arrested 81 suspects and rescued 58 kidnap hostages.
18. Troops equally recovered 46 AK47 rifles, 22 assorted arms, 2,796 rounds of 7.62mm special, 2,621 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and one assorted ammunitions.
19. Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.
Neutralized Terrorists
16
36
15
21
88

2.
Arrested Terrorists
9
9
27
36
81

3.
Rescued Hostages
2
17
6
33
58

4.
Weapon Recovered
9
35
15
8
67

5.
Ammunition Recovered
410
6,870
503
366
8,149

6.
Equipment Recovered
7
11
17
11
46

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION DELTA SAFE (SOUTH SOUTH)

20. Troops of Op DELTA SAFE maintained the momentum against the activities of crude oil theft. Troops continued to find and destroyed illegal refining sites as well as arrest the perpetrators of oil theft. Indeed, troops operations spiked the nation’s daily crude oil production to over 1.5 million barrels per day.
21. Nevertheless, troops are urging for more transparency by the IOCs, accurate metering, cooperation of stakeholders in the sector and well cooperation from the local communities. Troops are also monitoring the prosecution of culprits perpetrating crude oil theft.
22. During the month of August 2024, troops of Operation DELTA SAFE neutralized 6 and arrested 239 persons involved in crude oil theft. Troops also denied the oil theft of 3,446,640 litres of crude oil, 845,198 litres of AGO, 6,200 litres of DPK and 1,720 litres of PMS.
23. Furthermore, troops recovered 425 assorted ammunition and destroyed 136 wooden boats as well as 266 illegal refining sites.
24. Details as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.

Neutralized Terrorists

–
2
4
6

2.
Arrested Terrorists
34
14
41
150
239

3.

Rescued Hostages

–

3
3

4.

Weapons recovered

–
6
7
13

5.
Boats destroyed
40
42
35
19
136

6.
Ammunitions Recovered

2

189
234
425

8.
Illegal refining sites
58
51
71
86
266

9.
Vehicles
3
4
14
23
44

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION UDO KA (SOUTH EAST)

25. Troops of Operation UDO KA conducted offensive operations against IPOB/ESN terror group in several SE states killing terrorist, making arrest and recoveries of weapons. Accordingly, IPOB /ESN incidents were recorded in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Enugu States.
26. Troops in course of the month intercepted and arrested IPOB/ESN terrorist on several encounters such as in Ohafia and Aguata LGAs of Abia and Anambra States respectively. Similarly, troops intercepted and arrested IPOB/ESN terrorists collaborator in Orlu LGA of Imo State, as well as others state in the SE.
27. Troops of Op UDO KA equally conducted operations to curb crude oil theft with the theatre of operation. Several arrest and recoveries were made as a result of the operations.
28. Overall, troops of Op UDO KA in the month of August 2024, neutralized 33 terrorists, arrested 41 suspects and rescued 30 kidnap hostages.
29. Additionally, troops recovered 6 pump action guns 7 assorted arms, 65 live cartridges and one assorted ammunition.
30. Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Total
Rmks

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

1.

Neutralized Terrorists

7
8
18
33

2.
Arrested Terrorists
2
7
12
26
41

3.
Rescued Hostages
2
5
14
9
30

4.

Weapons Recovered

7
4
2
13

5.

Ammunitions Recovered

73
4
1
78

6.

Equipment Recovered

7
4
2
13