Troops neutralised 266 terrorists, arrest 463 in January – DHQ
It also added that the troops were able to rescue 116 kidnapped hostages in different theatres of operations.
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He gave a breakdown of the recovered arms and ammunition as: “237 AK47 rifles, 26 locally fabricated guns, 18 pump action guns, 55 dane guns, 6,807 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 421 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 16 rounds of 9mm and 506 live cartridges.
“Others are 1,832,150 litres of stolen crude oil, 523,799 litres of illegally refined AGO, 16,716 litres of DPK and 5,200 litres of PMS amongst other item.”
According to Gen. Buba, troops operating in the South South region of the country denied the oil thieves over N2 billion worth of crude in January alone.
The Defence spokesperson added that troops neutralised 105 terrorist and arrested 140 of them during the week under review.
“Other items recovered include 35 cooking ovens, 3 pump machines and 18 illegal refining sites. Troops recovered 157,300 litres of stolen crude oil, 23,750 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,050 litres of DPK.
“Since the beginning of the year. Several terrorists and their leaders have been killed or badly injured owing to offensive actions by both land and air forces. Troops are continuing their actions even at this very moment and we are proud of them and appreciate their brave conduct.
“Needless to mention, these terrorist are left with only two choices which is to either be killed die or surrender,” the General said.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Thursday has revealed that troops deployed to different parts neutralised 266 terrorists and arrested 463 last month.
It also added that the troops were able to rescue 116 kidnapped hostages in different theatres of operations.
He gave a breakdown of the recovered arms and ammunition as: “237 AK47 rifles, 26 locally fabricated guns, 18 pump action guns, 55 dane guns, 6,807 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 421 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 16 rounds of 9mm and 506 live cartridges.
“Others are 1,832,150 litres of stolen crude oil, 523,799 litres of illegally refined AGO, 16,716 litres of DPK and 5,200 litres of PMS amonsgt other item.”
According to Bubs, troops operating in the South South region of the country denied the oil thieves over N2 billion worth of crude in January alone.
The defence spokesperson added that troops neutralised 105 terrorist and arrested 140 of them during the week under review.
He said: “Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 9 dugout pits, 19 boats, 21 storage tanks and 8 vehicles.
“Other items recovered include 35 cooking ovens, 3 pump machines and 18 illegal refining sites. Troops recovered 157,300 litres of stolen crude oil, 23,750 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,050 litres of DPK.
“Since the beginning of the year. Several terrorists and their leaders have been killed or badly injured owing to offensive actions by both land and air forces. Troops are continuing their actions even at this very moment and we are proud of them and appreciate their brave conduct.
“Needless to mention, these terrorist are left with only two choices which is to either be killed die or surrender,” the General said.
