By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Defence Headquarters said its troops during the week under review, neutralised 109 terrorists and arrested 81 others.
A statement issued on Friday by Major General, Edward Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations, said the terrorists were killed during a counter-insurgency campaign against them and their cohorts operating across the country.
The statement added that, troops arrested 6 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 43 kidnapped hostages.
It read in parts: “In the SS, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Six Hundred and Eighteen Million Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Naira (N618,756,470.00) only.
“Furthermore, troops recovered 21 assorted weapons and 124 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: 9 AK47 rifles, 5 fabricated rifles, 4 dane guns, 3 locally made pistols, 7 magazines, 97 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 22 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 5 live cartridges, 3 baofeng radios, 4 vehicles, 6 motorcycles and 4 mobile phones amongst other items.
“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 10 crude oil cooking ovens, 10 dugout pits, 12 boats, 4 storage tanks and 10 illegal refining sites. Other items recovered include 3 pumping machines, 12 speedboats, 20 drums, 2 motorcycles, one mobile phone and 4 vehicles among others.
“Troops recovered 631,709 litres of stolen crude oil, 3,140 litres of illegally refined AGO and 2,250 litres of PMS.
“Troops are sustaining the winning ways of ongoing operational engagements. Accordingly, citizens will continue to witness the incremental effectiveness and efficiency of the armed forces.”
