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Nigeria’s security agencies conducted 7,062 operations and killed 1,487 terrorists in two months, ONSA says

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  • Nigeria’s security agencies conducted 7,062 operations in July and August, according to the Office of the National Security Adviser.
  • ONSA said the operations killed 1,487 terrorists and showed a more coordinated, intelligence-led response to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and arms trafficking.

Nigeria’s security agencies conducted 7,062 operations in July and August and killed 1,487 terrorists, according to the Office of the National Security Adviser.

ONSA described the results as evidence of an increasingly coordinated, intelligence-driven approach to the country’s security threats. The operations targeted terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, arms trafficking and other emerging challenges.

The figures were presented as a measure of the agencies’ recent operational activity and their effort to address multiple threats across Nigeria.

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