Troops of the Armed Forces have neutralized 156 terrorists, arrested 464 persons and rescued 181 victims of kidnap.
Outgoing Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing on ongoing military operations across the country.
He said that troops also arrested 29 perpetrators of oil theft, while denying the oil theft of the estimated sum of N623,447,390 only, in the Southsouth.
Furthermore, troops recovered 219 assorted weapons and 2,871 assorted ammunition, with a breakdown as follows: 1 GPMG, 68 AK-47 rifles, 1 AK-56 rifle, 12 fabricated rifles, 4 FN rifles, 4 dane guns, 7 pump action guns, 1 foreign double barrel gun, 9 fabricated IEDs, 18 FN grenades, 6 RPG bombs, 27 magazines, 4 IEDs and making materials.
Others are: 1,618 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 676 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 16 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammo, 68 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 317 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 73 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 175 rounds of PKT ammo, one box of 12.7mm ammo, 25 live cartridges, one baofeng radio, 10 vehicles, 42 motorcycles, 29 mobile phones amongst other items.
Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 48 crude oil cooking ovens, 10 dugout pits, 56 storage tanks and 46 illegal refining sites.
They also recovered 705,294 litres of stolen crude oil, 6,865 litres of illegally refined AGO, 1,500 litres of DPK and 800 litres of PMS
Other items recovered include 28 boats, 8 pumping machines and 6 speedboats. Additional are:3 outboard engines, 6 drums, 8 motorcycles, one mobile phone and 8 vehicles among others.
Referencing the just concluded Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day, Buba said it was
“a stark reminder that our fallen heroes have not died in vain. Indeed, the life of any personnel lost in battle contributes to making our nation safer”.
He averred that the military is committed to winning the war against terrorists and insurgency across the country.
“This is demonstrated as troops are fighting with great effort, determination and sacrifice to bring about great results”, he said.
