Soldiers of the Guards Brigade, Nigerian army have started to comb the nook and crannies of Abuja forests in search of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers taking refuge there.
The operation followed the recent ambush of soldiers by terrorists in Bwari Area Council last week Sunday.
Clariform gathered that so far the operation has yielded positive results with the arrest of several terrorists, destruction of their camps and recovery of arms, weapons, ammunitions and other logistics.
According to a security source, the soldiers have taken the fight to the terrorists and would not relent until they are decimated.
The source who pleaded anonymity, said the terrorists who are mostly foreigners use power bikes to operate.
The source said so far, a good number of the terrorists have been arrested and have made useful statements to intelligence officers.
Clariform also gathered that the suspects arrested revealed that some of their members work as Okada riders, water vendors, wheelbarrow pushers, petty traders, mobile tailors, shoe Coblers among other so as to serve as informants that obtains information on troops movement, security presence among others before they carry out attacks.
Reported by Franklyn Latunji. Edited by Ken Obi for Clariform.
