Troops kill 147 terrorists, arrests 381 —DHQ

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

 The Nigeria military said its troops during the week killed 147 and arrested 381 terrorists.

The military stated this in a statement issued on Thursday by Major General, Edward Buba,

Director Defence Media Operations.

It added that troops also arrested 23 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 113 kidnapped hostages.

“In the SS, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Nine Hundred and Forty Three Million One Hundred and Sixty One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Naira (N943,161,680.00) only.

“Furthermore, troops recovered 74 assorted weapons and 3,498 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: one dushka, one RPG bomb, one RPG charger, 42 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 13 dane guns, one FN rifle, one revolver pistol, one locally made pistol, 27 magazines, one AK47 dummy rifle, one AK47 top cover and one baofeng radio.

“Others are: 288 rounds RG55 ammo, 40 rounds CJ95 ammo, 2,466 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 470 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 73 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 112 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm, 42 live cartridges,  6 vehicles, 32 motorcycles and 8 mobile phones amongst other items.

“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 15 dugout pits, 17 boats, 62 drums, one receiver and 27 storage tanks. Other items recovered include 32 cooking ovens, 2 outboard engines, 2 pumping machines, 2 vehicles, one tricycle, 3 motorcycles and 84 illegal refining sites. Troops recovered 920,800 litres of stolen crude oil, 88,760 litres of illegally refined AGO and 7,500 litres of PMS.

“Overall, we are constantly assessing our actions, adjusting and amending our operations in order annihilate terrorist across. Accordingly, troops are working decisively to kill the terrorist , stop the insecurity and ensure the safety of citizens across the country.”