{"id":15118,"date":"2020-05-25T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2020-05-25T10:08:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T10:08:58","slug":"over-1000-boko-haram-iswap-terrorists-killed-in-six-weeks-by-nigerian-troops-buratai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15118","title":{"rendered":"Over 1000 Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists killed in six weeks by Nigerian troops \u2013Buratai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chief-of-Army-Staff-Tukur-Buratai.jpg\" alt=\"OPI: Army makes clarifications, says any form of Identification is okay\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief of Army Staff,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/buratai-encourages-troops-says-end-of-boko-haram-just-days-away\/\">Lt Gen. Yusuf Buratai<\/a>&nbsp;has informed that in six weeks, no fewer than 1000 Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists were killed in the ongoing onslaught against insurgents in Nigeria\u2019s Northeast region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt. Gen. Buratai who made the disclosure during a luncheon organised for the troops of \u201cOperations Lafiya Dole\u201d in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Sunday, said that the operation against the terrorists started started on 12 April \u2013 about six weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the COAS, a total of 84 high ranking members of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/Boko-Haram\/\">Boko Haram<\/a>, their logistics and a good number of their informants were arrested by Nigerian troops within the same time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have put concerted efforts against BHTs and ISWAP,\u201d he said, adding that:\u201dWe have severely dealth with the BH terrorists and ISWAP. \u201cWe have successful displaced major camps of the BHTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have killed 1015 terrorists and ISWAP in the ongoing operation in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have also arrested 84 BHTs logistics and information suppliers in the ongoing operation which started 12 April, 2020,\u201d Buratai said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff,&nbsp;Lt Gen. Yusuf Buratai&nbsp;has informed that in six weeks, no fewer than 1000 Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists were killed in the ongoing onslaught against insurgents in Nigeria\u2019s Northeast region. Lt. Gen. 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