Military claims troops killed 23 terrorists, arrested 103 others in Northern Nigeria

The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday troops attached to the various theatre commands have killed 23 suspected terrorists, arrested 109 criminals across the country in the last nine weeks.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said one informant and 22 suspected oil thieves were arrested during the period.

He added that the troops also rescued 41 hostages in the operations.