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  • Influx of foreign fighters reinforcing terrorist attacks in N/East, N/West – DHQ

    Influx of foreign fighters reinforcing terrorist attacks in N/East, N/West – DHQ

    The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in North East and North West to alleged influx of foreign fighters providing reinforcement to local terror groups.

    The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja.

    “The resurgence in terror attacks can be attributable to the influx of foreign fighters that come in as reinforcement for these terrorists.

    “These foreign fighters are from the Sahelian Region. The other contributing factor are the local collaborators that form a support base for these terrorists.

    “They serve as informants to the terrorist reporting on troop movement. In spite of the situation, troops are profoundly conscious of their role and responsibility in ending insurgency and terrorism in the nation,” he said.

    Buba said that troops might record occasional tactical setbacks but noted that “strategic objective to break the terrorist will to fight remained unhindered”

    According to him, defeating an enemy means destroying or breaking his will to fight and the military is achieving this by the cumulative effort of killing their operatives, commanders and senior leadership.

    He said the troops had continued to take away the terrorists’ most important assets such as their logistics, administrative and fighting capabilities.

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    “And of course, we are applying regional and international pressure, as well as engaging the media. All these combine to destroy the terrorist will to fight.

    “Wars are fought and won all over the world by destroying the enemy’s will to fight. And we are bent on achieving just that.

    “We understand that this war is not a quick fix, but a long and enduring military operation at the end of which these terrorists will be destroyed and we will have a better world.

    “Overall, we understand that we all want to be in a different situation, a situation whereby all this insecurity is over and the terrorist is completely eradicated,” he added.

    (NAN)

  • Military destroys 897 illegal refining sites in Q3

    Military destroys 897 illegal refining sites in Q3

    • 65 terrorist leaders killed in three months, says DHQ

    • 1,937 insurgents killed, 2,782 suspects arrested

    Troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 897 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region in the third quarter of the year, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, has said.

     While briefing reporters on the operations of the Armed Forces yesterday in Abuja, Buba said the troops also destroyed 370 wooden boats and recovered 48 assorted weapons and 672 assorted ammunition during the period.

    He said 1,937 terrorists, including 65 notable terrorist leaders and commanders, were killed during military offensives across theatres of operations in the past three months.

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    It also said troops arrested 2,782 suspected terrorists and rescued 1,854 kidnap victims in the third quarter of the year.

    Gen Buba said the military prioritised the killing of terrorist leadership and destruction of terrorist networks in its ongoing counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations across the country.

    He said: “All through the stretch of the third quarter of the year, troops conducted synchronised bombardments by the air force and ground forces, which significantly diminished terror military capabilities and cohesion.”

    Some of the terrorist leaders killed, according to the defence spokesman, are: Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla (Dan Hausawan Jubillaram), Ameer Modu, Matawal Bitrus, Thomas Benedict, Mohammed Sani, Rimamy (aka Omo), Terkimbi Injoko, Jacob Uzege, Ibn Kasir, Kachalla Ɗan Baleri, Kachallah Halilu Jimmare (Buzu), Kachalla Dan Ali Garin Fadama, Kachalla Dan Mani Na Inna, Kachalla Basiru Zakarriya and Ofem Emmanuel Igwe.

    Gen. Buba said troops recovered 1,304 weapons, including 688 AK-47 rifles, and 43,347 ammunition, comprising 32,945 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 9,677 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 191 assorted arms and 8,292 assorted ammo.

    Giving an update on the troops operations in the Niger Delta Region, the defence spokesman said the troops seized 12,143,870 litres of stolen crude oil, 2,623,216 litres of illegally refined diesel, 6,970 litres of kerosene and 31,450 litres of petrol, estimated at over N13 billion.