The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that no fewer than 210 terrorists were killed, 142 arrested and recovered assorted ammunitions in one week during the war against insurgents.
Disclosing this in a statement by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said “The Armed Forces are a force of stability seeking to bring stability wherever it may be needed across the country. Accordingly, we are committed and remain strong in our mission of defending the country and protecting the citizens.”
According to Gen. Buba, “It is against this background that, during the week under review, troops neutralized 210 and arrested 142 of them. Troops also arrested 66 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 46 kidnapped hostages.
“In the South-South, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Two Billion Two Hundred and Seventy-Five Million Four Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand and Six Hundred Naira (N2,275,451,600.00) only.
“Also, troops recovered 243 assorted weapons and 5,453 assorted ammunitions. The breakdown is as follows: 2 GPMGs, 3 G3 rifles, 115 AK47 rifles, 42 locally fabricated guns, 16 pump action guns, 12 locally fabricated pistols, 34 Dane guns, 2 pistols, 3 fabricated revolver guns, 3 automatic single barrel guns, 2 double barrel guns, 2 locally made short guns, 4 hand grenades and other are 2,699 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,558 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 339 rounds of 9mm ammo, 22 rounds of 5.64mm ammo, 121 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 468 live cartridges, 34 magazines, 5 HH boafeng radios, 18 vehicle, 26 motorcycles and 34 mobile phones amongst other items.”
Gen. Buba, said “Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 63 dugout pits, 46 boats, and 120 storage tanks. Other items recovered include 100 cooking ovens, 3 outboard engines, 11 pumping machines, 23 vehicles, 2 tricycles, 6 mobile phones, one generator, and 81 illegal refining sites.
“Troops also recovered 1,932,245 litres of stolen crude oil, 432,150 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 3,500 litres of DPK.
“The military will continue to defeat the terrorist and their cohorts on the battlefield and dislodge them from the safe havens across the country. Even as Ramadan is about to commence, troops are ready as a formidable force for the threats and know how to deal with them.”
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