The Nigerian troops’ aggression across the various theatres of Operation since the beginning of the year has culminated in 8,034 neutralized terrorists, 11,623 arrested and 6,376 rescued hostages.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba disclosed this when given a Report on the Annual Review of Joint Task Force Operational Activities from January to December 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.
General Buba said that furthermore, troops recovered 8,216 weapons, and 211,459 ammunition and denied the oil theft of an estimated sum of over #57 bn (N57,052,218,551.00) only.
“The breakdown of the recoveries is as follows: 4,053 AK47 rifles, 1,123 locally fabricated guns, 731 Dane guns and 240 pump action guns. Others are; 120,247 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 41,515 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 5,373 cartridges, 1,940 assorted arms and 25,664 assorted ammunitions.
“Additionally, troops recovered: 53,101,430 litres of stolen crude oil, 9,179,181 litres of illegally refined AGO and 90,595 litres of DPK. Others are; 156,095 litres of PMS amongst other items.
“Troops have since the beginning of the year been confronted by different threats in five active theatres of operations across the country, namely; North East, North West, North Central, South-South and South East.
“Accordingly, troops adopted a high level of alert and an increased state of readiness to protect the country from further terrorist aggression and insecurity.
“Overall, the military is keeping up the pressure through ongoing operations in the various theatres across the country.
“The military is through these operations, increasingly creating conditions in which terrorists cannot carry out acts of terror or harm citizens.
“On the whole, the armed forces are constantly examining ways to improve the effectiveness of their operations and guarantee the safety of citizens,” General Buba stated.
Relatedly, operations are on an upward trajectory to winning the war.
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