DHQ Taunts Terrorists, Says Remaining Commanders Are ‘Walking Corpses’
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DHQ Taunts Terrorists, Says Remaining Commanders Are ‘Walking Corpses’
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has stated that its troops have eliminated several key terrorist commanders, noting that those remaining are akin to walking corpses destined to meet their Waterloo in due time.
Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, made the disclosure on Thursday, 4th April 2024, during a briefing with correspondents on the 2024 first quarter of operational activities across the theatre from January to March.
Buba emphasized the Nigerian military commitment to intelligence gathering, terrorist pursuit, and strategic strikes, stating, “Our aim is to kill these terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them.”
He noted that the utilization of significant firepower has disrupted terrorist activities, resulting in the neutralization of numerous terrorist commanders.
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Listing the names of the slain terrorists, Buba highlighted figures such as Abu Bilal Minuki, also known as Abubakar Mainok, the head of Is-Al Furquan Province (ISGS and ISWAP), and Haruna Isiya Boderi, a notorious terrorist who operated along Birnin Gwari forest in Kaduna State as well as the Abuja-Kaduna highway. He was killed on 21 February 2024.
Others are Kachallah Damina, killed in March 2024, along with over 50 other terrorists and combatants; Kachallah Alhaji Dayi, Kachallah Idi (Namaidaro), Kachallah Kabiru (Doka), Kachallah Azarailu (Farin-Ruwa), Kachallah Balejo, Kachallah Ubangida, and Alhaji Baldu, among several others.
Buba underscored that these achievements were the outcome of coordinated ground and air force strikes on terrorist hideouts.
He highlighted the immediate deployment of fighter jets upon identifying crucial targets for major bombardment.
The senior officer further outlined the troops’ execution of ambushes, raids, patrols, and offensives, which led to the elimination of 2,351 terrorists, the arrest of 2,308 individuals, and the rescue of 1,241 kidnapped hostages.
Troops also recovered 2,847 weapons, 58,492 ammunitions, and denied oil thieves of an estimated N20,331,713,910, which consists of 21,573,310 litres of stolen crude oil, 2,723,430 litres of illegally refined AGO, 53,300 litres of DPK, and 52,730 litres of PMS, amongst other items.
“The foregoing demonstrates that ongoing operations are effective and result-oriented,” Buba said, adding that the military is raising the bar in the prosecution of the war, and “consequently, citizens will continue to witness the incremental effectiveness and efficiency of the armed forces”.
