September 26, 2025
- 41 kidnapped victims rescued
Security agents arrested more than 147 suspected terrorists and other criminals in the last one week, said the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday.
The DHQ added that 39 kidnapped victims were rescued within the period.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, told reporters in Abuja that troops also foiled theft of crude worth N19.8 million in the Southsouth.
Maj-Gen Kangye explained that between September 15 and Monday, troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the Northeast arrested 26 suspected terrorists’ collaborators and rescued three kidnapped victims.
He said that vehicles, motorcycles, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and large quantities of fabrics were recovered from terrorists.
Kangye added that troops nabbed 80 suspected terrorists as well as two of the leaders– Abubakar Ahmadu and Saawuan Wuaiyolna. He described Wuaiyolna as a member of a notorious syndicate on the military’s wanted list.
In the Southsouth, the director said troops arrested 19 suspected oil thieves, nine other criminals, and rescued nine kidnap victims.
“Troops also discovered and destroyed 16 illegal refining sites, 14 crude oil cooking ovens, seven dugout pits, 11 boats and eight storage tanks,” said Maj.-Gen Kangye.
-the nation