Troops kill scores of terrorists, nab 450 suspects, rescue 180 victims in September – DHQ

By Kingsley Omonobi

Military authorities connected Saturday disclosed that troops warring to escaped the state of insecurity and nationalist threats successful the period of September 2025 rescued 180 kidnapped victims (civilians), arrested 450 terrorists/bandits and killed scores of terrorists, bandits and different transgression elements.

Also, 39 terrorists surrendered to troops, portion 63 assorted arms, 4,475 ammunition, and 294 explosive items specified arsenic grenades and IED marking materials were recovered.

Major General Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, portion making this known, said violent logistics and communications materials, including hand-held radios, motorcycles, vehicles and different items utilized successful perpetrating crimes, were besides recovered.

“In the Niger Delta,” Kangye said, “troops of Operation Delta Safe discovered and destroyed 41 amerciable refining sites.

“Troops besides foiled lipid theft worthy implicit N112.17 cardinal (one 100 and 12 million, 1 100 and seventy-five thousand, 2 100 and 20 naira (N112,175,220.00)), consisting of 49,321 litres of crude oil, 6,970 litres of AGO, 1,900 litres of DPK and 1,475 litres of PMS.

“Overall, troops recovered ample quantities of assorted arms, specified arsenic automatic weapons, RPG tubes, instrumentality guns, locally fabricated guns, and improvised explosive device-making material. Also, immoderate caches of unrecorded cartridges and assorted ammunition were recovered.

Detailing the encounters, the DMO said, “Troops of Operation Hadin Kai successful the Northeastsustained operational momentum by denying Boko Haram, ISWAP and JAS terrorists state of enactment successful the Northeastregion.

“Ground forces successful conjunction with the Air Component and Hybrid forces, arsenic good arsenic section information groups, conducted assertive operations starring to the elimination of respective terrorists and their logistics suppliers.

“Troops recovered weapons, dismantled their networks and provided enactment for harmless resettlement of displaced persons and unimpeded farming activities.

“Troops conducted some kinetic and non-kinetic operations against terrorists connected 23-30 September 2025 successful Konduga, Gwoza, Mafa, Gukba, Monguno, Damboa, Biu and Kukawa LGAs of Borno State.

“They besides conducted operations successful Madagali, Hong and Mubi South LGAs of Adamawa State arsenic good arsenic Gujba LGA of Yobe State.

“During the encounters, troops eliminated scores of terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition, portion their camps were destroyed accordingly.

“Relatedly, from 23 to 30 September 2025, troops conducted operations successful Mafa, Magumeri, Konduga, Damboa, Chibok, Kaga, Abadam and Kukawa LGAs of Borno State arsenic good arsenic Mubi North and Hong LGAs of Adamawa State. They besides conducted operations successful the Geidam and Nguru LGAs of Yobe State.

“During the encounters, 21 terrorists’ collaborators, informants and sympathisers were arrested. Arms, ammunition, logistics items, vehicles, motorcycles and IED marking materials were besides recovered.

Recovered items are successful the troops’ custody, portion interrogation is ongoing.

“In the Northwest, troops of Operation Fasan Yamma, during firefights, eliminated immoderate terrorists and bandits and rescued kidnapped victims.

“From 23 to 30 September 2025, troops conducted violative operations successful the Anka, Bakura, Tsafe, Maradun, Shinkafi and Maru LGAs of Zamfara State.

“They besides carried retired operations successful Isa, Sabon Birni, Goroyo and Wurno LGAs of Sokoto State. Additionally, the aforesaid operations were conducted successful Shanono, Gwarzo and Tudun Wada LGAs of Kano State arsenic good arsenic Arewa, Mariga and Kontagora LGAs of Kebbi State and Kaduna Metropolis.

While the JTF assemblage successful Katsina State covered the Kankara, Faskari, Safana and Malumfashi LGAs of the state, a wanted violent identified arsenic Ali Saidu was arrested.

“During these operations, respective terrorists were killed, portion 46 of them were arrested, portion 13 kidnapped victims were rescued. Arrested terrorists are presently undergoing interrogation.

“In the North Central, troops of Operation Enduring Peace responded to distress calls astir terrorists’ activities successful immoderate sectors.

“From 23 to 30 September 2025, troops conducted violative operations and responded to distress calls connected terrorists’ activities successful Wase, Mangu, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Bassa and Jos East LGAs of Plateau State arsenic good arsenic Sanga and Jamaá LGAs of Kaduna State.

“During the firefights, immoderate ex...