According to Defence Headquarters, the goal of the counterterrorism campaign is currently to take out bandits and terror group leaders.
Additionally, the DHQ declared that throughout the numerous theaters of operations, the infrastructure of these terrorist and bandit groups, as well as their foot soldiers, would not be spared.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the biweekly briefing on military operations throughout the nation, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, stated that terrorists and bandits were already tallying their losses.
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“There is no doubt that these groups need to be defeated, and they are being defeated,” he declared. Because of this, we are severely harming terrorists, insurgents, and violent extremists around the nation with our activities.
We are aiming for their foot soldiers, infrastructure, and leadership as a result. The unprecedented level of coordination between the air and ground forces is producing incredible outcomes and accomplishments.
According to Buba, 300 terrorists were arrested and 113 were killed in the last week alone.
“During the last week’s operations, 113 terrorists were neutralized and 300 were taken into custody,” he said. In addition, the army apprehended 25 individuals who had stolen oil and released 91 abducted prisoners. The SS troops denied taking oil valued at around N571,793,350.00.
Buba said the soldiers found 717 different types of ammo and 129 different types of weaponry.
But Buba cautioned soldiers on the front lines about abuses of human rights.
“It is crucial to emphasize that the AFN is a well-trained, disciplined force that operates within the bounds of laws pertaining to armed conflict and human rights,” the speaker stated. We conduct ourselves in accordance with our established guidelines for behavior. However, there are ongoing court martials to try any negligent employees discovered during operations.