The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has announced that its troops neutralised 662 terrorists and other criminal elements, arrested 1,084 suspects, and rescued 951 kidnapped victims across the country during the second quarter of 2026.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Wednesday during the Defence Headquarters’ monthly and second-quarter operational briefing in Abuja.
He said troops also secured the surrender of 39 insurgents and their families, recovered 328 weapons and 12,590 rounds of ammunition, dismantled 12 illegal refining sites, and recovered more than 464,268 litres of stolen petroleum products.
According to him, the achievements were recorded through coordinated land and air operations targeting Boko Haram, ISWAP, armed bandits, kidnappers, IPOB/ESN, oil thieves, and arms traffickers across the country’s various theatres of operation.
Among the most significant operations was the rescue of over 360 civilians held captive by terrorists in the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on June 6.
The military also highlighted major operational successes in the North-East, North-West, North-Central, South-East and South-South, including the arrest of terrorist collaborators, destruction of logistics networks, and recovery of sophisticated weapons.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General OO Oluyede commended troops for their courage and professionalism while assuring Nigerians that military operations would continue until peace is fully restored nationwide.
