Unwavering Commitment of Troops Continue to Yield Successes Across Theatres of Operations

The Nigerian military has remained unwavering in their commitment to ridding the country of all criminalitied with intensified operations across all theatres. 

The troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized a total of 64 terrorists, arrested 55 suspects and rescued 29 kidnappers hostages within the period under review according to the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba. 

Troops recovered 4 PKT guns, 19 AK47 rifles, 9 fabricated rifles, 15 dane guns, one FN rifle, one short double barrel gun, 2 bandoliers, 25 magazines, 594 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 430 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 419 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 101 live cartridges, 2 baofeng radios, 15 motorcycles, 24 bicycles and 3 mobile phones mongst others.

In the North Central, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN conducted fighting patrols, offensive operations, 

anti kidnapping operations and arrested violent extremists in Wase, Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Jos North, Bassa, Riyom and Barkin Ladi LGAs of Plateau State as well as Jema’a, Kauru and Zango Kataf LGAs of Kaduna State.

Overall, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 13 insurgents, arrested 51 violent extremists and rescued 30 kidnapped hostages. Troops recovered one AK47 rifle, 4 fabricated rifles, one dane gun, one RPG bomb, one RPG charger, 100 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 13 empty cases of 7.62mm ammo, one motorcycle and one mobile phone amongst others.

Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE also in North Central neutralized 12 terrorists, arrested 13 violent extremists and rescued 12 kidnapped hostages. Troops recovered one AK47 rifle, 11 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo and 2 motorcycles amongst others.

The troops of Joint Task Force OPERATION HADARIN DAJI in the North West conducted Operations in Rabah, Isah, Tangaza, Kware, Sabon Birnin, Gwadabawa and Gudu LGAs Sokoto as wel as Gusau, Anka, Bukuyyum, Maradun and Zurmi LGAs of Zamfara State. Additionally, troops conducted operations in Jibia and Kankara LGAs of Katsina State as well as Sanga, Kagarko and Chikun LGA of Kaduna State.

These operations resulted in the neutralization of 52 terrorists, arrested 41 terrorists and rescued 49 kidnapped hostages, Troops recovered 22 AK47rifles, 13 fabricated rifles, 6 dane guns, 4 double barrel guns, 2 bandoliers, 18 magazines, 722 rounds of 7.62mm special, 484 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 94 cartridges, 12 motorcycles and 14 mobile phones amongst others.

While troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH arrested 20 suspects and rescued 10 kidnapped hostages. Troops recovered 6 AK47 rifles, 3 fabricated rifles, 2 single barrel guns, one locally made single barrel gun, 8 magazines, 332 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 91 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 45 cartridges, 3 motorcycles, 4 mobile phones and the sum of N408,500.00 only amonsgt others.

In the southern part of the country, the troops of Operation DELTA SAFE maintained momentum against the activities of crude oil theft, destroying several illegal refining sites and recovered stolen products in Ethiope East LGA of Delta State.

Troops Destroy Illegal Refining Sites. Troops recovered 1,007,115 litres of stolen crude oil and 141,664 litres of illegally refined AGO. Additionally, Troops discovered and destroyed 20 dugout pits, 32 boats and 32 storage tanks.  Other items recovered include 17 cooking ovens, one pumping machine, 17 vehicles, 5 mobile phones and 49 illegal refining sites.