Troops Kill Two Terrorists, Rescue Three Kidnap Victims in Adamawa
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have killed two suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during an attempted attack in Adamawa State and rescued three civilians abducted by suspected kidnappers in separate operations.
The operations also led to the recovery of AK-47 rifles, ammunition, locally fabricated explosive devices and other items.
The Acting Media Information Officer of Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Capt Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, troops deployed at Zangula Kilba Junction in Gombi Local Government Area repelled a terrorist assault on November 8, killing two attackers and forcing others to flee.
Items recovered after the encounter included two AK-47 rifles, four magazines, 115 rounds of ammunition, three belts of empty ammunition links and two cases of locally fabricated explosive devices.
The troops also recovered desert boots, a backpack, an Android phone, a wristwatch and ₦15,000, while further operations were ongoing to track the fleeing terrorists and prevent them from regrouping.
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In a separate operation on November 9, troops deployed in Mubi rescued three civilians following a distress call from farmers around Dutse-Uku in Mubi South Local Government Area.
The troops, working with local hunters, responded after suspected kidnappers abducted a woman, identified as Mrs Happiness Dama Dauda, while she was working on her farm and reportedly took her motorcycle.
Their intervention and sustained pursuit forced the suspects to abandon the woman and flee. The operation also led to the rescue of two other locals suspected to have been abducted earlier.
Troops recovered a motorcycle, a tricycle conveying 15 bags of beans and a pickup conveying 13 bags of groundnuts belonging to other farmers who escaped the kidnappers. The items were identified by the respective village heads and returned to their owners.
The military said troops had sustained patrols and surveillance across the area to prevent further attacks and deny terrorists and other criminal groups freedom of movement.
It added that the operations underscored the importance of timely intelligence sharing and collaboration between security forces and local communities in tackling terrorism and kidnapping across the North-East.
