The Defence Headquarters said two notorious terrorists, Abu Radde and Umar Black, operating in the North West theatre of operations, surrendered to troops of Operation Fansan Yamma on January 19.

This was contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, on Tuesday.

Buba said the surrendered terrorists had been operating in Batsari and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State.

According to him, the surrender was occasioned by ongoing synchronised offensive operations by the ground troops and the air component, which resulted in several terrorists being dislodged from their enclaves with high casualties.

The Defence spokesman said the troops recovered assorted weapons and ammunition, as well as secured the release of 15 hostages held by the terrorists during the operation.

He reiterated that the troops are nevertheless sustaining the momentum as they continue the hunt for notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, among others.

“On the whole, troops will continue to eliminate threats posed by terrorists and destroy them on the battlefield.

“The terrorists will either surrender or be buried on the battlefield.

“Additionally, troops continue with their operations to create conditions whereby terrorists are denied the ability to carry out acts of terror against citizens,” he said.

Notorious terrorists surrender to troops in North-West