***As 9,562 Boko Haram/ISWAP combatant fighters surrender
By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Joint Security Forces, said troops from May 2023 to Jun 2024 killed 9,303 terrorist and arrested 6,988 terrorists including their logistic suppliers and informants.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja, during the joint press conference under the auspices of the Strategic Communications Interagency Advisory Policy Committee, coordinated by ONSA,
Major General, Edward Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations, added that, 4641 hostages were rescued.
“Notably, 9,562 Boko Haram/ISWAP combatant fighters and their families surrendered to security forces. In the fight against oil theft, 1,437 perpetrators were apprehended, with 363 neutralized.
“Additionally, 245 kidnapped hostages were rescued, leading to a marked improvement in prevention of crude oil theft. The joint operational environment coupled the synergy with other security and intelligence agencies greatly assisted in the optimal performance of troops in the conduct of operations
“The increased patrols and international collaborations of the NN led to a substantial reduction in piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea. Notable achievements in the last twelve months include the prevention of oil theft which denied the oil theft of an estimated sum of N91,247,052,565.
“Troops equally discovered and destroyed 3,051 dugout pits, 1,276 boats, 3,924 storage tanks, and 408 vehicles. Additionally, the NN anti crude oil theft operations recovered significant quantities of illegally refined petroleum products, amounting to millions of litres.”
