The Nigerian military says troops in the course of operations across the country have recovered a total number of 37 weapons and 370 ammunition.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba stated this at the biweekly media briefing at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.
According to General Edward Buba, the troops neutralized 36 terrorists, arrested 137 gunmen, 3 gunrunners, 2 kidnappers, 6 collaborators and 15 perpetrators of oil theft and recovered the sum of N3,177,650.00 as well as rescued 140 kidnapped hostages.
“The breakdown is as follows: 16 Ak47 rifles, 6 pump action guns, 6 Dane guns, 3 fabricated rifles, 2 locally made pistols, 199 rounds of 7.62mm special, 6 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 9 AK47 magazines and 2 G3 magazines, 8 vehicles, 45 motorcycles, 32 mobile phones, 925 machetes, 151 machete sharpeners.
“Others include 61 dugout pits, 32 wooden boats, 87 storage tanks, one speedboat, 32 cooking ovens, 3 outboard engines, one generator, 2 pumping machines, 36 illegal refining sites, 310,700 litres of stolen crude oil, 14,675 litres Automotive Gas Oil, 49,000 Dual Purpose Kerosine and 5 litres of Premium Motor Spirit.“
The Defence Headquarters further stated that the military has no greater priority than to restore normalcy and put an end to security challenges across the country as the men and women of the military continue to fight the perpetrators of evil in the country.
