Military rescues 363 victims, kills 69 terrorists in one week – DHQ

Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, while making this known, noted that sadly, one soldier was killed in action while another sustained injury in action.

[This Day] Abuja -- Details have emerged on how a joint security operation involving the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian military, operatives of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies rescued

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ABUJA, Aug 6 - Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in northern Niger and Kwara states, in what President Bola Tinubu described as the largest same-day rescue operation carried out by a joint security team.

The presidency said 163 of them were abducted from Kwara State, while the 145 others were taken from Niger State.

President Tinubu also directed security agencies to intensify efforts to prevent future abductions by strengthening early warning systems, improving community-level intelligence gathering and enhancing rapid response capabilities.