DHQ Delcares Nigerien Terrorist Kingpin Wanted as Troops kill 227 Terrorists
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday has declared Halilu Buzu, a notorious terror leader from Niger, wanted.
The military also said troops have neutralized 227 terrorists and apprehending 529 persons suspected to beterrorist
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Media Operations, of the Defence Headquarters, disclosed this during the bi-weekly press briefing today in Abuja.
Buba said that the military troops are actively fighting in various theatres of Operation across the country were focussing on destroying terrorists capability as well as their cohorts across the country.
While providing further details, he said troops are hunting senior terrorist leadership that are of operational importance in terms of coordination of the terrorist attacks against troops and citizens.
“Troops are also hunting those that of symbolic value including all those declared wanted. Meanwhile, a notorious among them is Halilu Buzu, a terrorist leader that hails from Buzu in Republic of Niger.
“He settled in Subbubu Forest and lives in Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara State. His camp and illegal gold mine are located at Kawayi in Anka LGA of Zamfara State, where he has a lot of boys working for him.
“Halilu is also a prominent cattle rustler and illegal gold miner. Last week, his boys killed 19 villagers at Farar Kasa. He is a High Value Target and therefore declared wanted”, he said.
“Additionally, Halilu is a major arms supplier, trusted by arms dealers from supplying arms from Libya. When, troops close in on him, he moves across the border into Republic of Niger for refuge.
“At this time, we are through appropriate channels calling on the Nigerian authorities to apprehend and hold him accountable for his atrocities.These category of terrorist are relentlessly targeted by troops, such that we will be able to strike them out and take them off the battlefield as soon as possible. It clear that the fate of the terrorist perpetrating insecurity in our nation will be violent and short.
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Buba further disclosed that roops will stop at nothing to take them out of the battlefield.
“During the week under review, troops neutralised 227 and arrested 529 persons. Troops also arrested 11 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 253 kidnapped hostages. In the SS, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of One Billion Three Hundred and Twelve Million Four Hundred and Seventy Seven Thousand Fifty Naira (N1,312,477,050.00) only”, he added.
He also said that troops recovered 231 assorted weapons and 6,441 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: 89 AK47 rifles, 40 locally fabricated gun, 59 dane guns, 2 pump action guns, 8 locally fabricated pistols, 6 x 36 hand grenade, 3 IED, one RPG 7 tubes, one RPG 7 charger, 4 AGL rounds, one barrel of QJC Gun, one barrel of PKT with receiver, one barrel of Dushka Gun, 250kg bombs used by NATO and Eastern Bloc aircraft and one MRAP.
“Others are: 4,198 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 841 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 88 rounds of 5.56mm, 16 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm, 99 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm, 956 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 242 live cartridges, one PKM magazine, 24 magazines, 6 baofeng radios, 8 vehicles, 69 motorcycles, 66 mobile phones, 12 cutlasses and the sum of N1,630,000.00 only amongst other items.
“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 18 dugout pits, 34 boats, 5 drums, 4 receiver, 4 reservoirs and 97 storage tanks. Other items recovered include 198 cooking ovens, 9 vehicles, 3 pumping machines, 2 speedboats, one outboard engine and 57 illegal refining sites.
“Troops recovered 1,442,700 litres of stolen crude oil and 154,650 litres of illegally refined AGO.Troops are fighting admirably in a very challenging complex combat environment and have made significant progress”.
He also commended the recent visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Nigeria. The military expressed its appreciation for their work in raising awareness about the challenges faced by veterans.
While acknowledging the progress made, the military admits there is still more work to be done. They are committed to defeating the terrorists and ensuring the safety of Nigerian citizens.
