Nigeria’s defence minister claims military killed 9,300 suspected terrorists in one year

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, said on Thursday the Nigerian military has killed 9,300 terrorists in the last one year.

Badaru disclosed this at the Ministerial Sectoral Briefings organised by the Ministry of Information to mark the first anniversary of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration in Abuja.

He said about 7,000 other criminals were arrested, and 4,882 assorted weapons and 83,900 ammunition recovered during the period.