The Nigerian Army kills 57 terrorists in different operations in the northeast of the country

MADRID, 26 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Nigerian Army has announced this Thursday that they have managed to neutralize 57 terrorists in various operations deployed in the last two weeks on the enclaves of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in the northeast of the country.

The director of operations of the Army, General Musa Danmadami, has specified in a press conference from Abuja, that the terrorists have fallen in different operations carried out between August 11 and 25 in the states of Borno and Yobe, reports the newspaper Nigerian 'Premium Times'.

In particular, Danmadami has highlighted an air attack on August 20 on several enclaves of these groups in the Sambisa and Tumboons forests in the state of Borno, which allowed at least 25 of them to be killed and 18 injured.

He has highlighted that among the dead jihadists there is a high-ranking commander known as 'Uzaifa', who ranks fourth in the leadership structure of the terrorist group. Danmadami has pointed out that based on the information they have received it is believed that the new leader of ISWA is hiding in the forests of Sambisa.

Danmadami has said that twelve people suspected of belonging to or collaborating with these terrorist groups have been arrested. Similarly, he has celebrated the release of four civilians during these operations.

Throughout these two weeks of operations, Danmadami has reported that 1,652 extremist terrorists, as well as their families, including 890 minors, have surrendered to the authorities.