Army Arrests 410 Members of New Terrorist Sect in Nasarawa

By Ella Makondo

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke fighting armed Banditry and other criminality in the North Central Zone of the Country have arrested 410 members of a new Terrorist Sect known as Darul Salam in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

In a statement issued on Thursday by the Coordinator , Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, he said that 410 members of the Darul Salam Terrorists group, including women and children, surrendered to the troops and other security agencies on 25th August 2020 in Uttu , Toto LGA of the state.

The statement also revealed that men of Operation Whirl Stroke on 26 August 2020 stormed a Darul Salam terrorists bomb-making factory following actionable technical and human intelligence and recovered several Improvised Explosive Device making materials in the area.

The statement read as follows:
“In continuation of aggressive clearance operations aimed at decisively riding the North-Central zone of armed banditry and other forms of criminality, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have recorded a major success against the criminal elements.

“Following aggressive intensive kinetic operations at identified bandits’ enclaves, not less than 410 members of the Darul Salam Terrorists group, including women and children, surendered to the troops of operation WHIRL STROKE and other security agencies deployed at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. This development took place on 25 August, 2020.

“Relatedly, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE while on a robust clearance patrol around Uttu, on 26 August 2020 stormed a Darul Salam terrorists bomb-making factory following actionable technical and human intelligence on the activities of the terrorists in the general area.

“In the course of the operation, troops recovered several Improvised Explosive Device making materials at the location including 2 scales, 6 rocket launcher bombs, one bag of fertilizer, half a bag of gun powder, 10 locally made hand grenades, one Rocket Propelled Grenade bomb fuse, one locally made Rocket Launcher, 2 Improvised Explosive Devices,13 Improvised rocket bombs, amongst others.

“The camp was subsequently destroyed while troops are equally combing the surrounding forests for fleeing members of the sect.

“The Military High Command commends the gallant troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE for their professionalism and dexterity in achieving this notable feat and also urges them to sustain the tempo in the push to decisively curtail the activities of armed bandits and other criminals operating in the North-Central zone.”

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