Troops Of Operation WHIRL PUNCH Eliminate 63 Terrorists, Arrest 291 Suspects, Rescue 62 Kidnapped Hostages

By Century

According to the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General ES Buba said that in the month of August 2024 Joint Tasks Force Operational Activities recoded numbers of terrorists that have been Eliminated .

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADIN KAI (NORTH EAST)

Troops of OP 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.

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.

Overall, during the month of August 2024, troops of Operations HADIN KAI neutralized 292 terrorists, arrested 254 suspects and rescued 213 kidnapped hostages. Additionally, troops recorded 2,742 surrendered BH/ISWAP terrorists combatants and their families.

The summary of recovered items include: 144 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 26 dane guns, 29 assorted arms, 3,799 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,086 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 555 assorted ammunitions.

Details as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Total
Rmks

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

Neutralized Terrorists
40
47
81
69
55
292

Surrendered BHT/Families
1,300
623
115
505
199
2,742

Arrested Terrorists
47
18
52
98
39
254

Rescued Hostages
18
130
34
24
27
213

Recovered Weapons
23
46
38
52
50
209

Recovered Ammunition
420
2,676
849
545
950
5,440

Equipment Recovered
19
20
26
29
50
144

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION SAFE HAVEN (NORTH CENTRAL)

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.

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.

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.

Overall, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 50 violent extremist, arrested 290 and rescued 121 kidnap hostages. Troops also recovered 5 AK47 rifles, 11 fabricated guns, 20 assorted arms, 2,856 rounds of 7.62mm special, 169 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 44 assorted ammunitions.

Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Total
Rmks

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

Neutralized Terrorists
14
7
10
10
9
50

Arrested Suspects
61
41
78
79
31
290

Rescued Hostages
19
27
16
48
11
121

Weapons Recovered
18

7

2
9
36

Ammunitions Recovered
1,273

1,177

47
572
3,069

Equipment

6

–
4
15
25

OPERATION WHIRL STROKE (NORTH CENTRAL)

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.

Troops operations result in several arrest and recoveries. For instance, troops arrested some notorious gun runners namely 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.

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.

Overall, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralized 37 terrorists, arrested 94 suspects and rescued 68 kidnapped hostages. Troops also recovered 8 AK47 rifles, 5 assorted arms and 1,478 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo and 3 rounds of assorted ammunition.

Details are as follows:

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Total
Rmks

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

Neutralized Terrorists
11
6
7
8
5
37

Arrested terrorists
23
16
23
15
17
94

Rescued Hostages
8
9
7
16
28
68

Weapons Recovered

4

2
4
3
13

Ammunition recovered

49

71
1
1,360
1,481

Equipment Recovered

6

6
5
9
26

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (NORTH WEST)

During the month of August 2024, troop of Operation HADARIN DAJI neutralized 153 terrorists, arrested 97 suspects and rescued 186 kidnap hostages. Additionally, troops recovered 29 AK47 rifles, 11 fabricated guns, 28 assorted arms, 756 rounds of 7.62mm special, 385 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 917 assorted ammunitions.

Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Total
Rmks

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

Neutralized Terrorists
13
15
30
60
35
153

Arrested Terrorists
23
22
21
23
8
97

Rescued Hostages
69
27
44
25
21
186

Weapon Recovered
3
3
19
23
20
68

Ammunition Recovered
69
234
691
583
481
2,058

Equipment Recovered

11

18
51
7
87

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION WHIRL PUNCH (NORTH WEST)

Troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH recorded the following in the month of August 2024. Troops neutralized 63 terrorists, arrested 291 suspects and rescued 62 kidnap hostages.

Troops equally recovered 22 AK47 rifles, 19 assorted arms, 2,274 rounds of 7.62mm special, 476 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 4 assorted ammunitions.

Details are as follows;

Serial
Op Activity
Wk1
Wk2
Wk3
Wk4
Wk5
Total
Rmks

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

Neutralized Terrorists
30
8
9
12
14
63

Arrested Terrorists
50
22
171
37
11
291

Rescued Hostages
16
12
6
13
15
62

Weapon Recovered

26

1
6
10
43

Ammunition Recovered

632

1,690
135
297
2,754

Equipment Recovered

10

1
28
8
47

JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION DELTA SAFE (SOUTH SOUTH)

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.

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.

During the month of August 2024, troops of Operation DELTA SAFE arrested 71 persons involved in crude oil go theft. Troops also denied the oil theft of 5,047,150 litres of crude oil, 1,152,500 litres of AGO, 320 litres of DPK and 28,500 litres of PMS.

Furthermore, troops recovered 194 assorted ammunition and destroyed 125 wooden boats as well as 458 illegal refining sites.