Nigeria, April 22 -- Nigeria seems suffused with so much activity that many have not noticed the recent gains made by the military against insurgents. Giving a breakdown recently, Major-General Edward Buba, director of Defence Media Operations, said that in the first quarter of 2024, "We have employed significant firepower to neutralise several terrorists and disrupt their activities. Indeed, significant terrorist commanders killed include and are not limited to the following: Abu Bilal Minuki (aka Abubakar Mainok)-Head of Is-Al Furqan Province (ISGS and ISWAP) and Haruna Isiya Boderi," who was described as "a notorious terrorist who operated along Birnin Gwari forest in Kaduna State as well as the Abuja-Kaduna Highway."

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