Troops kill 191 terrorists, arrest 184, rescue 191

…As 104 Boko Haram/ISWAP surrender

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

The Nigerian Military said its troops killed 191 terrorists and arrested 184 others.

Major General Edward Buba, Director Defence Media Operations, stated this on Thursday while giving update on the Military operations in the country,

He added that 91 kidnapped hostages were rescued while a total of 104 BH/ISWAP terrorists and their families surrendered to troops across theaters of Operation.

“Troops denied oil theft of an estimate sum  of Three Hundred and Eighty Eight  Million Four Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Naira (N388,469,650.00).
 
“Additionally, troops recovered 209 assorted weapons and 2,894 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: 46 AK47 rifles, 8 G3 rifle, one SMG, one PKT gun, 11 locally made rifles, 8 dane gun, 2 locally made revolvers, 9 locally fabricated Ak47 rifles, one locally made SMG, 2 high grade military rifles, 3 locally made IED launchers, 3 locally made pistols, one x 36 hand grenade, IEDs, 5 Ak47 rifles loaded with 113 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 837 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 289 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 275 rounds of 9mm ammo and 43 live cartridges.
 
“Others are: one unserviceable FN rifle, 22 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 4 rounds of 7.62mm special (refilled), 32 magazines, 3 G3 magazines, 45 empty cases of 7.62mm NATO ammo, daggers, 15 cutlasses, 14 vehicles, 9 motorcycles, 7 bicycles, 4 fragmental jackets, one tripod, 2 boafeng radios, 24 mobile phones and the sum of N55,798,105.00. “
 
He added that troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 38 dugout pits, 21 boats, 57 storage tanks, 3 tapping hoses, 4 drum receivers, 89 cooking ovens, 6 pumping machine, 3 outboard engines and 34 illegal refining sites.  

“Troops recovered 696,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 54,400 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,200 litres PMS.

“The armed forces remains unperturbed by the evil machinations of these extremist groups. Their nefarious tactics have been exposed for what it truly is, which is a mere ploy to self-enrichment through killings.
 
“Accordingly, our message to these individuals and groups, is that we have clocked  your game and are laser-focused on pursuing peace, by the pursuit of those that threaten the peace in the country.”