In Nigeria during operations against the Boko Haram terrorist organizations and ISWAP (West African branch of the Deaash terrorist organization), as well as the bandits for a week, 165 terrorists and armed bandits were liquidated.
The head of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Nigeria, Edward Buba, said that over the past week, the army has conducted operations to combat terrorism, armed gangs and other crimes throughout the country.
Buba noted that 165 terrorists and armed bandits were killed during operations, as well as 238 terrorists.
According to him, during the operations, 188 people were released hostage by armed gangs and terrorists, as well as 153 units of firearms, a large number of motorcycles and a significant amount of ammunition.
Recently, Nigeria has been faced with numerous attacks by armed gangs, as well as the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorist groups (West African branch of the Deoash terrorist organization).
In Nigeria, the abduction of people is punishable by the death penalty, but despite this, cases of abduction are common in the country in order to obtain a ransom.
, in the framework of the fight against growing security issues, the authorities prohibit the payment of redemption to armed persons.