Nigerian security forces have rescued 11 kidnapped individuals and apprehended 21 suspected terrorists, collaborators, logistics suppliers, and drug peddlers in a series of coordinated operations across Borno, Zamfara, and Kogi States, according to official reports released Thursday.
The operations, conducted under the umbrellas of Operation HADIN KAI, Operation Fansan Yamma, and Operation MESA, took place between July 21 and July 22. Military reports highlight not only the rescues and arrests but also the neutralisation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) targeting both security personnel and civilians.
Breakdown
Borno: Troops under Operation HADIN KAI arrested three suspected ISWAP logistics suppliers near the New Abbaram Resettlement Village in Bama Local Government Area. Recovered materials included food staples and flavourings reportedly intended for terrorist use. Additionally, two teenage girls who had escaped the Grazah terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains surrendered to troops in Gwoza.
Infrastructure Threats: Combat engineers successfully detonated two primed IEDs discovered along the Dambua-Bulabulin-Kumala road. A third booby-trap device was encountered on the Cross Kauwa-Kekeno-Monguno road; fragments have been secured for forensic analysis.
