The Armed Forces of Nigeria said it neutralised more than 217 terrorists and criminals and arrested 333 others during military operations across the country in October 2026. The military also rescued 349 kidnapped victims, while 70 insurgents surrendered to troops during the period.The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this  during a monthly operational briefing at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He said troops also recovered 105 arms and 3,174 rounds of ammunition from criminal elements across the various theatres of operation.According to him, sustained military offensives in the North-East have weakened terrorist networks through increased surrenders, disruption of supply routes and counter-attacks.In the North-West and North-Central, troops conducted raids on criminal hideouts, arrested terrorist kingpins, gunrunners and collaborators, and rescued kidnapped civilians.He added that operations in the South-South and South-East also disrupted kidnapping and secessionist networks, while curbing crude oil theft.On the fight against economic sabotage, the military said it recovered 756,837 litres of stolen petroleum products and destroyed 49 illegal refining sites during the month.The Director of Defence Media Operations also disclosed that troops recorded 98 attacks across the various operational theatres in October with Operation Enduring Peace recording the highest number with 29 attacks, followed by Operation Hadin Kai with 27 and Operation Fansan Yamma with 24. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, however, expressed condolences to the government and people of Taraba State over the killing of civilians in Binari, Karim Lamido Local Government Area, on October 23. He assured that the Armed Forces would intensify efforts to apprehend those responsible and bring them to justice.