Troops Kill 15 Insurgents, Disrupt Planned Attacks in North-East

The Nigerian Army says recent counterterrorism operations have blunted fresh attempts by Boko Haram and ISWAP to launch coordinated assaults in Borno and Yobe States.
Military sources at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that 15 insurgents were killed in clashes across Dikwa, Gwoza, Bama, Banki, and Gujba.
The fighters reportedly fled after suffering losses, abandoning rifles, explosives, motorcycles, and other combat supplies.
The source noted that the offensives formed part of wider security operations between August 11 and 24, which spanned multiple regions of the country.
In Kaduna, joint teams of soldiers and police arrested 15 people connected to drug trafficking. In the Niger Delta, 27 suspects were apprehended in Bayelsa and Delta States over crude oil theft.
Rescue missions were also carried out. Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke freed 27 passengers abducted along the Amoda axis of Benue State’s Ohimini LGA, while separate confrontations in Borno and Sokoto secured the release of three additional hostages.
Elsewhere, security forces dismantled makeshift oil refining camps in Imo, Rivers, and Delta, destroying reservoirs containing stolen petroleum products. In Ogun, a syndicate moving large quantities of cannabis was intercepted.
The Army, according to the source, intends to sustain the pace of operations in order to weaken insurgent networks and reassure communities.
“These operations are also aimed at creating safer environments to boost agricultural production, in line with the Federal Government’s food security agenda,” the officer added.
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