The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has advised terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to surrender or be killed, warning that there is no third option.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces.
Buba said several terrorists and their leaders were killed or badly injured owing to offensive actions by land and air forces in various theatres of operation across the country.
He said the troops had in the month of January, neutralised 266 terrorists, arrested 463, rescued 116 kidnapped hostages, recovered assorted weapons, ammunitions, locally fabricated guns, Dane guns, pump action, special ammo and live cartridges.
He urged all segments of society to take examples from the gallant troops in the frontlines fighting to achieve the goal of liquidating terrorists and insurgents across the country in order to restore peace and security.
“I urge all segments of society to take examples from our gallant troops in the frontlines fighting to achieve the goal of liquidating terrorists and insurgents across the country in order to restore peace and security.
“These men and women are from all the nooks and crannies of our country and act shoulder to shoulder as a united force to achieve a common cause of destroying camps of violence in the country,’’ he said.
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