Defence Headquarters on Thursday confirmed that an identified terrorists training camps at Tumbun Hamma in the Lake Chad Region has been destroyed.
Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Musa Danmadami confirmed this during the bi-weekly press briefing on the activities of military and other security agencies.
He said that Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa Province,ISWAP’s terrorists training camp was hit in a series of airstrikes on November 27, ,2022 after a recce.
“Intelligence revealed that about 24 Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists were undergoing weapon handling and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) training at the location for 6 consecutive days”
Consequently,an air interdiction operation was carried out which disrupted their activities following the strikes, he added that “reports revealed that several of the terrorist were eliminated on the shores of Lake Chad while 3 gun trucks hidden under the trees were equally destroyed”.
The Defence Headquarters also said that troops operations are yielding significant results including elimination of several terrorists and the restoration of normalcy in some enclaves that were hitherto occupied by terrorists.
Major General Danmadami said that not less than 332 Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa Province ISWAP’s terrorists surrounded to Nigerian troops at various theatres of operations in the country in the last two weeks
He said that 139 Boko Haram Terrorist/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and member of their families comprising of 27 adult males, 44 adult females and 68 children surrendered to troops at different locations in the North East Zone of the country.
Among then, ten adult males, 15 adult females, and 26 children in Damboa and Chibok Local Government Areas of Borno State who claimed they are running from their camps as a result of ongoing offensive operation in their area were among the surrounded terrorists,” he said.
This group of terrorists, he added surrounded with 8 AK47 rifles, 3 dane guns, 35 rounds of locally fabricated 7.62mm special, 20 rounds 7.62mm special, 5 AK47 rifle magazines,1 x 36 hand grenade, 5 knives and 8 bicycles.
Major General Danmadami said during the period- November 17 and December 1,troops of Operation HADIN KAI dominated their general area of operation and conducted operational activities in villages, mountains, towns and cities of Bama, Gwoza, Mafa, Damboa, Konduga, Monguno, Kukawa, Chibok Borno State.
Similar military operations were carried out in Maiduguri Local Government Areas of Borno State as well as Gujuba Local Government Area of Yobe State to deny Boko Haram Terrorist/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and other criminal elements freedom of actions.
According to him, a notorious Boko Haram Terrorist/Islamic State of West Africa Province logistic supplier was arrested on 20 November 2022, at a checkpoint in Bama Local Government Area conveying 49 jerrycans 30 litres Premium Motor Spirit and 50 packs of energy drinks. There were also other sundry items in a vehicle, including the sum of N70,510.00 .
A total of 93AK47 rifles, Dane gun, locally fabricated rifles and pistons were and large number of rounds of 7.62mm special, locally fabricated 7.62mm special, 1 x 36 hand grenade, 6 knives, and 8 AK47 magazines were recovered.
Other items recovered from the terrorists include 51 jerrycans of groundnut oil, 1 cartons of klin detergent, 50 packs of energy drinks, 9 bicycles, 3 motorcycles, 10 mobile phones, 1 vehicle and the sum of One Hundred Thousand Five ten Naira (N100, 510.00).
Troops equally neutralized 11 terrorist elements, arrested 47, including their logistic suppliers as well as rescued 10 abducted civilians.