Military claims troops killed 151 terrorists, arrested 456 others in Nigeria’s North-East

The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops of Operation Hadin Kai had killed at least 151 terrorists and arrested 456 others in Nigeria’s North-East in the last week.

The Director of Defence Media Operation, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on military interventions across the country, said the troops arrested 45 suspected oil thieves and recovered crude oil worth over N1billion in the South-South.

He added that 76 kidnapped persons were rescued during the period.