He said the combined troops include those of the 21 Special Armoured Brigade, 152 Task Force Battalion, Hybrid Forces, and Civilian JTF.
The police have warned against the setting aside of August 8 (8/8) to celebrate cultism, saying any unlawful gathering would not be tolerated.
Two IEDs, two phones and N53,000 cash were recovered from them.
The day is set aside by cult groups to celebrate ‘cultism day’, when they initiate new members and engage in violence, usually at night.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri blamed Niger Delta militants and reduced oil earnings for his challenges in office.
The student was found alongside two other kidnapped victims escaped from bandits den. They were exhausted from roaming the bush.
