The Defence Headquarters said it is making operational adjustments to prioritize protection for farmers in Nigeria amid the rainy season.
Major Gen. Edward Buba, the Director, Defence Media Operations, made this known in Abuja while giving updates on the operations of the armed forces.
Buba said the armed forces had intensified intelligence collection effort targeted at hunting terrorists and striking them where they may be hiding and hibernating.
“Winning the war against the terrorist is non-negotiable,” he said.
According to Buba, troops had, in different operations, neutralised 220, arrested 395 suspects and rescued 202 kidnapped hostages in the last seven days.
He added added that troops recovered 432 assorted weapons that includes it includes 9,004 assorted ammunition, three PKT guns, one G3 rifle, 18 locally-fabricated guns and 83 AK47 rifles.
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