The Defence Headquarters in Nigeria has said the Nigerian troops have neutralised 187 terrorists and arrested 183 persons within the week in different geo-political regions in conduct of the ongoing military operations in different parts of the country.
The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba stated this during a media briefing at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
According to him, in the South South region, Nigeria, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of N1,127,229,890.00 only.
The troops recovered 128 assorted weapons and 3,300 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: one PKT gun, 80 AK47 rifles, 15 locally fabricated gun, 15 dane guns, 2 FN rifles, 5 pump action guns, 2 single barrel guns, 4 locally fabricated pistols, one fabricated beretta pistol, one locally made double barrel gun, 2 hand grenades, 2 primed IEDs and materials.
Others are: 1,941 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 729 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 377 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 191 rounds of 5.55mm ammo, 199 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 16 rounds of 9mm ammo, 26 live cartridges, 26 empty case of cartridges, 26 AK47 magazines, 6 baofeng radios, 10 vehicles, 4 motorcycles, 4 walkie-talkie, mobile phones and the sum of N102, 010.00 only amongst other items.
He noted that troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 18 dugout pits, 30 boats and 49 storage tanks.
Other items recovered include 66 cooking ovens, 4 drums, 5 speedboats, 15 vehicles, 2 tricycles, one generator, 11 mobile phones and 57 illegal refining sites.
General Buba said that “troops recovered 1, l25,440 litres of stolen crude oil, 213,539 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,230 litres of PMS”.
The Director stressed that troops were confronted by a vicious enemy that is constantly trying to kill citizens or have killed citizens.
According to him, indeed, these terror groups are responsible for perpetrating insecurity across the country and will not stop doing what they are doing, until they are stopped.
He further said that “in this fight, citizens must understand that the military must never compromise on security, otherwise everyone’s security will be compromised.
According to him, indeed, troops are fighting on ground, air, at sea as well as in the cyber dimension in several parts of the country and the common denominator in all their operations are the terrorists.
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