Abuja - The Defence Headquarters on Friday in Abuja said troops had on Thursday completed the operation to clear Mubi of terrorists who had been operating in the town and its environs.

This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information.

It said a mop-up operation was ongoing to apprehend any of the terrorists who might be lurking around after they had been dislodged during the coordinated air and land military operations in the area.

The statement also said that the operation to rid other parts of the federation of terrorist activities was continuing as planned.