Troops Kill 9 Terrorists, Arrest 8, Rescue 37 Kidnap Victims

Troops of the Nigerian Army person neutralised 9 terrorists, arrested 8 others and rescued 37 kidnap victims.

Among those rescued included a large pistillate who delivered during the rescue ngo successful Kebbi State.

Top subject sources said the operations conducted crossed the theatres of cognition betwixt 2 and 6 October 2025 led to the betterment of respective weapons and different items.

In the North-East, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion ambushed ISWAP/JAS terrorists astatine Dipchari successful Bama section authorities country of Borno State, sidesplitting 5 terrorists aft a fierce firefight.

In a akin vein, troops of 148 Battalion operating astir Iyemero assemblage connected the Ekiti–Kogi borderline killed 2 insurgents and recovered 2 caller AK-47 rifles.

In a related operation, troops of 3 Battalion repelled a large-scale onslaught connected its location, inflicting dense casualties connected the terrorists, with 1 confirmed killed and respective others escaping with gunshot injuries.

The troops besides arrested 8 transgression suspects for assorted offences including terrorism, kidnapping and amerciable possession of weapons crossed Borno, Katsina, Imo and Plateau States.

“Among the arrests were an ISWAP logistics courier successful Monguno, a suspected violent collaborator successful Kukawa, a wanted IPOB/ESN kingpin successful Imo and a suspected gunrunner successful Plateau,” the root revealed.

Troops arsenic recovered 1 dane gun, 1 fabricated pistol, 3 AK-47 magazines, 12 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 93 belted rounds of 7.62mm NATO and respective motorcycles utilized for transgression activities.

The troops freed 28 locals from violent captivity successful Sakaba, Kebbi State, including a large pistillate who gave commencement during the rescue.

In abstracted missions, troops successful Kaduna and Delta States rescued a full of 7 kidnapped civilians, portion different 2 victims were freed successful Mangu section authorities country of Plateau State pursuing a swift effect by troops of Operation Enduring Peace.

In Imo State, combined forces of 34 Artillery Brigade and Operation Delta Safe uncovered aggregate amerciable refining sites, destroyed implicit 20,000 litres of stolen crude and refined products handled successful accordance with extant directives.

Cumulatively, troops rescued 37 kidnapped victims crossed Kaduna, Taraba, Plateau, Delta and Kebbi States during the opeations.