Not less than 31 terrorists met their Waterloo last week in the hands of troops of Nigerian Armed Forces who are partnering with citizens in the intense ongoing onslaught against terrorists and criminals.
The troops also made huge successes in the Niger Delta region including the recovery of 367,300 litres of stolen crude oil, 11,353 litres of illegally refined AGO, 12,500 litres of DPK and 5,000 litres PMS.
The Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba disclosed this on Friday in Abuja. He said troops arrested 81 terrorists ,11 perpetrators of oil theft, rescued 10 kidnapped hostages while a total of 63 BH/ISWAP terrorists and their families surrendered to troops across theaters of operation.
According to him,“troops denied oil theft of an estimate sum of Two Hundred and One Million Four Hundred and Two Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Naira (N201,420,260.00). Additionally, troops recovered 65 assorted weapons and 391 assorted ammunition”.
He gave the breakdown as follows: 26 AK47 rifles, 4 locally made rifles, 6 dane guns, 2 locally made pistols, 7 magazines, body armour ammo among others.
Others are: 345 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 19 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 7 rounds of 9mm ammo, 36 live cartridges, 10 rounds 7.62 x 39mm war heads, 48 motorcycles, 12 mobile phones and 43 and the sum of N327,960.00.
Major General Buba said that increasing military partnership with citizens against insurgency is paying off in the war against terrorism and violent extremist groups in the country.
He assured that Nigerians Armed Forces, security agencies and well meaning citizens would defeat perpetrators of insecurity in due course so that the country would wholly direct it’s energy in development.
He added that the ultimate goal ongoing military operations across the country is to secure the country by checkmating those threatening safety of citizens and perpetrating insecurity across the country.