Troops of the Nigerian Army in continuation of the crackdown on criminal syndicates have encountered and overpowered several terrorist elements in the northeast theatre of operation even as free medical outreaches by the Army have been extended to some communities as part of non-kinetic military efforts to win the support of the people. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja. He said, "With sustained tenacity to rid the entire country of criminal elements for a safer and conducive environment, particularly as the...