The Defence Headquarters on Friday said it had increased its air and ground surveillance in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs.
This is following the spate of kidnappings in the nation’s capital.
Over 15 persons have been abducted since the beginning of the year in the FCT.
In a statement on Friday, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen.Buba Edward, also said troops destroyed terrorist hideouts in Abuja, Niger, and Kaduna.
He assured the residents that the military in collaboration with other security agencies was making frantic efforts to tame the rising criminality in the FCT.
He also said three top terrorist leaders were among the 43 terrorists killed in the operations conducted in the North East.
He promised that the military was mindful of the threat kidnapping gangs posed across the country, assuring that the military was reviewing its tactics to checkmate their activities.
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