Posted by The Defense Headquarters reports that in the past week, military personnel have conducted operations in the North East, North Central, and North West, and as a result, 31 terrorists have been killed and 81 others have been captured.
In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Defence Media Operations Director Major-General Edward Buba made the announcement.
Buba claimed that the military freed 10 hostages and that 63 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP and their families had surrendered in various battlefields.
He said that Operation HADIN KAI forces had conducted combat patrols in the North East, specifically in the Borno states of Bama and Chibok and the Yobe state of Gujba.
Buba reported that the forces had found three motorcycles, 181 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, four magazines, and 12 AK47 weapons, two locally built rifles, and three dane guns.
He also said that the troops killed 13 terrorists, captured 12 others, and freed 5 hostages.
He claimed that during the past week, Operation Safe Haven troops in the North Central region captured five suspects, 145 stolen cows, and weapons and ammunition.
According to him, two IPOB/ESN criminals were apprehended by Operation Whirl Stroke troops patrolling the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue on October 1.
He said the perpetrators were caught in the house of a famous herbalist, but the herbalist himself managed to escape.
The troops also found a body armor and some bulletproof vests, he said.
Two rifles, ten rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, five cutlasses, a body armor, a bulletproof vest, and a jackknife were all seized, and the troops apprehended three suspects.
Buba claimed that during Operation Hadarin Daji, troops in the North West had killed six terrorists, captured twelve others, and freed thirty-three hostages.
In addition to the 35 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, four AK-47 rifles, two dane guns, three motorcycles, five mobile phones, one cutlass, and five solar panels, he stated the forces found all of these items.
One terrorist was killed and several weapons and ammunition were discovered during Operation Whirl Punch, including three AK-47s, one AK-47 magazine with five rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammo, 32 rounds of 7.62 mm special, 10 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm warheads, and a cutlass.
He emphasized that the military and civilians are allies in the fight against terrorists and other violent extremists.
He said the military was making progress toward its ultimate goal of protecting the country from terrorists and insurgents so that development could be made at the national level.