“The operatives have since clamped down on the illegal refining site.”
41 brigadier generals were promoted to the rank of major generals, while 71 colonels moved up to the rank of brigadier generals.
The terrorists who had stormed the town on motorcycles around 8:35 a.m. and looted valuables also killed three other soldiers.
The move by the army is to effectively check all forms of criminality and allow for free movement of persons as the Yuletide and end-of-year activities approach.
“You shot my husband dead in his office that you pretended to be a friendly force just because he refused (sic) to be part of your plots. Time for dragging now.”
The army said the surrendered terrorists comprised 19 male fighters, 19 adult females and 49 children from Njimia village and environs.
Another set of Book Haram fighters, together with their families, surrendered themselves on Monday, a wireless message by the army said.
A gun truck conveying the troops going to respond to a distress call skidded off the road and rammed into a road shoulder, causing the vehicle to somersault.
Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf is now the Commandant of NDA.
The newly appointed spokesman also pledged to partner with the media.
