The Nigerian troops have neutralised 254 and arrested 264 terrorists as well 104 perpetrators of oil theft, rescuing 73 kidnapped hostages.
The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba made this known in a statement released on Friday.
According to him, in the South south region of the country, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Two Billion Six Hundred and Two Million Nine Hundred and Two Thousand and Eighty Hundred Naira (N2,602,902,800.00).
Furthermore, troops recovered 378 assorted weapons and 4,705 assorted ammunition.
The breakdown according to the statement is; “131 AK47 rifles, 2 FN rifles, 2 G3 rifle, 3 SMGs, 69 locally fabricated guns, 57 pump action guns, 7 pistols, 14 locally fabricated pistols, 5 revolver rifles, 4 revolver pistols, 45 dane guns, 4 locally made single barrel, and 2 hand grenades, 7 RPG Launchers, one RPG bomb, one locally made double barrel gun, 17 dane gun double barrel and IEDs.”
Others are: “2,444 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,712 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 80 rounds of 9mm ammo, 61 rounds of 5.45 x 39mm ammo, 6 rounds of 0.44 inch ammo, 415 live cartridges, 10 empty cases of cartridges, 11 magazines, 18 vehicles, 40 motorcycles, 74 mobile phones, 4 baofeng radios and the sum of N748,430.00 amongst other items.”
General Buba said that “troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 131 dugout pits, 70 boats, 125 storage tanks, 12 motorcycles, 2 tricycles and 12 vehicles. Other items recovered include 43 cooking ovens, 12 pump machines, 6 speedboats, one outboard engine and 67 illegal refining sites.”
He noted that troops recovered 3,282,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 224,050 litres of illegally refined AGO and 5,925 litres of DPK.
“The military will continue to find innovative solutions to the challenges in order to achieve the top priorities of securing the country and protect citizens from harm caused by these evil elements across the country.
“In the spirit of valentine citizens, are encouraged to demonstrate love for their country in the face of challenging circumstances being faced,” he explained.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
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