By Gbemiga Olamikan.
Troops at various theaters of operations have neutralised 212 terrorists, arrested 272 persons and also arrested 45 perpetrators of oil theft while 152 kidnapped hostages were rescued. The troops also denied oil theft of the estimated sum of One Billion One Hundred and Ninety Three Million Eight Hundred and Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Naira (N1,193,817,760.00) only.
Director Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba stated this in a statement he signed today 20th December, 2024. He said, troops recovered 247 assorted weapons and 6,174 assorted ammunition in the week under review. The breakdown are as follows: 2 RPG UXO4, 110 AK47 rifles, 56 fabricated rifles, 36 dane guns, 2 FN rifles, 2 beretta pistols, 15 locally made pistols, 2 revolver pistols, 12 pump action guns, 2 double barrel guns, one single barrel gun, one RPG bomb, one RPG tube, 2 exploded RPG chargers, one PKM link, one link of GPMG and 70 AK47 magazines.
Others are: 3,235 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 1,583 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 130 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammo, 400 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 92 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 107 rounds of 9mm ammo, 311 live cartridges, one FN magazine, 3 bandoliers, 5 baofeng radios, 8 vehicles, 51 motorcycles and 103 mobile phones amongst other items.
He stated further that troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 35 crude oil cooking ovens, 27 dugout pits, 35 boats, 51 storage tanks and 61 illegal refining sites. Other items recovered include 5 speedboats, 5 receivers, 59 drums, 3 motorcycles, 3 mobile phones and 8 vehicles among others. Troops recovered 940,372 litres of stolen crude oil, 252,000 litres of illegally refined AGO and 132 litres of PMS.
General Buba assured that troops are bent on achieving sustainable peace in the nation by ensuring that the terrorists are held accountable for any act of aggression against citizens. He therefore urged Citizens to “See Something, Say Something“.
