Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops killed 1,487 terrorists and insurgents, rescued 777 kidnap victims and arrested 354 suspects abductors during nationwide military operations conducted between July and August.

Defence spokesperson, Samaila Uba, disclosed this on Tuesday during a security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

While presenting the military's operational assessment for the two-month period, Mr Uba said troops carried out 7,062 operations targeting terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and attacks on communities across the country.

The operations were conducted in Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Katsina, Kwara, Zamfara, Sokoto, Plateau, Benue, Niger, Oyo and Kaduna states, amo...