The Nigerian Military have neutralized 974 terrorists, arrested 621 of them and rescued 466 kidnapped hostages in the month of February, 2024 from different parts of the country.
The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba made the call while briefing Journalists on monthly review of joint Task Force Operational Activities for the month of February, 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
According to him, troops recovered 1,573 assorted weapons, 23,345 assorted ammunition and denied the oil theft of an estimated sum of N8,006,996,894.00 only.
General Buba said that “Troops conducted synchronised strikes between the ground and air forces on terrorist enclaves killing a significant number of them”.
He noted that it is possible to say with significant certainty that these strikes have had a significant impact on the terrorist adversely.
Breakdown for the month of February includes and is not limited to the following: 640 AK47 rifles, 248 locally fabricated guns, 93 pump action guns, 168 dane guns, 15,120 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 6,102 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 512 rounds of 9mm and 2,132 live cartridges.
Others are 8,993,245 litres of stolen crude oil, 1,062,635 litres of illegally refined AGO, 18,950 litres of DPK and 45,950 litres of PMS amongst other items.
General Buba said that “certainly, if these terrorist groups do not come to the table in peace, the Armed Forces will continue to punish them with overwhelming military force”.
He noted that it would be recalled that we recently took delivery of additional air platforms to further enhance our lethal capabilities.
General Buba stressed that contrary to the opinion of some, troops are making significant strides and recording notable successes in operations across the country, though it might not seem so to some, the fact remains remarkable progress is being made.
He urged citizens to endure today’s pain for our tomorrow’s gain adding that we should take solace in knowing that, it is all in a bit to make Nigeria great again.
“We can all begin in making Nigeria great again, by taking on the Celebrate Nigeria Challenge. I therefore throw open the Celebrate Nigeria Challenge”, he said.
The Armed Forces is determined to end terrorism and insecurity across the country and therefore taking concrete steps in the direction.
A minute of silence was observed for officers and others that lost their lives in defending their father land.
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