Two ammunition couriers that collaborate with terrorist have been intercepted and apprehended by the troops in the North Central theatre of operation.
A statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the arrested persons identified as Danweri and Abubakar Hamza were apprehended in Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State and are cooperating with the troops.
Further, the troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised 148 terrorists and arrested 258 persons, 51 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 291 kidnapped hostages.
In the South South, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Seven Hundred and Ninty Eight Million, One Hundred and Forty Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Naira (N798,146,470.00) worth of products.
According to the statement, the troops also recovered 146 assorted weapons and 2,599 assorted ammunition including 2 PKT guns, 72 AK47 rifles, 33 fabricated rifles, 28 dane guns, 2 locally made SMG, 3 locally made pistols, 2 pump action guns, one RPG bomb, one RPG tube, 39 magazines.
Others include 1,596 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 636 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 111 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammo, 114 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 25 rounds of 9mm ammo, 98 live cartridges, 3 baofeng radios, 3 vehicles, 36 motorcycles, 40 mobile phones and the sum of N1,838,000.00 amongst other items.
In the Niger Delta area, the troops discovered and destroyed 68 crude oil cooking ovens, 13 dugout pits, 41 boats, 45 storage tanks and 66 illegal refining sites. Items recovered include 4 speedboats, one pumping machine, 150 drums, one generator, 2 motorcycles, 2 mobile phones, one drone and 5 vehicles among others. Troops also recovered 657,470 litres of stolen crude oil, 127,870 litres of illegally refined AGO and 5,000 litres of DPK.
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