No fewer than 188 terrorists had been killed and 330 arrested throughout operations performed throughout the northern elements of the nation within the final one week.
Additionally, a complete of 133 kidnapped individuals had been rescued by troops deployed throughout the nation throughout the interval beneath assessment.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in an announcement on Friday.
He famous that the latest achievements of the troops had positioned them in a robust place to win the continued warfare in opposition to terrorists.
The assertion learn, “The armed forces are working decisively to kill the terrorists, cease the insecurity, and make sure the security of residents. Accordingly, we’re making the terrorists pay a a lot heavier value than we’ve been compelled to pay.
“Troops will proceed to function with great power in opposition to terrorists throughout the nation. Through the week beneath assessment, troops neutralised 188 and arrested 330 individuals. Troops additionally rescued 133 kidnapped hostages.
“The army is in a great and powerful place within the warfare in opposition to terrorists with many terrorist leaders killed. We are going to proceed to offer safety for residents with the instruments at our disposal.”
Within the ongoing operations in opposition to oil theft within the nation, Buba stated 36 suspects had been arrested and stolen crude oil value N637m recovered.
“Within the SS, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of N637,710,310.00 solely. Troops additionally arrested 36 perpetrators of oil theft.
“Troops within the Niger Delta space found and destroyed 51 dugout pits, 24 boats, 21 storage tanks and 4 autos. Different objects recovered included 28 cooking ovens and 21 unlawful refining websites. Troops recovered 672,350 litres of stolen crude oil and 90,530 litres of illegally refined AGO,” he added.
He, nevertheless, stated troops recovered 270 assorted weapons and 5,083 assorted ammunition.
“The breakdown is as follows: 122 AK47 rifles, 47 domestically fabricated weapons, 47 Dane weapons, 24 automated pump motion weapons, 8 domestically fabricated pistols, 2 domestically made single barrel weapons, one double barrel gun, one hand grenade, and one IED.
“Others are 2,129 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, 1,686 rounds of seven.62mm NATO, 116 rounds of 9mm ammo, 133 rounds of seven.62 x 39mm ball ammo, 151 rounds of seven.62 x 39mm ammo, 619 dwell cartridges, 34 magazines, 8 HH radios, 8 autos, 40 bikes, 6 bicycles, 50 cell phones and the sum of N610,210.00 amongst different objects,” Buba added.
The PUNCH reviews that between January and March 2024, troops killed a complete of two,351 terrorists and arrested 2,308.
Additionally, 1,241 kidnapped hostages had been rescued, and stolen crude oil value N20bn was recovered within the first quarter of the 12 months.
