Nigeria claims troops killed 254 suspected terrorists in one week

The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops in the various theatres of operations across the country killed 254 suspected terrorists and arrested 264 others in one week.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja.

He said the troops also arrested 104 suspected oil thieves and rescued 73 kidnapped persons during the period.