Troops kill 82 terrorists, rescue 93 kidnap victims in one week – DHQ
Army
Abdullateef Fowewe
Troops on internal security operations across the country have killed 82 terrorists, arrested 198 criminals and rescued 93 kidnap victims in a week.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, in a statement on Friday, also confirmed that the troops recovered 86 high caliber weapons and 2,040 weapons across the theaters of operation.
Kangye claimed 41 terrorists, comprising 10 male, 12 females and 19 children surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
He said troops in the Niger Delta region seized crude oil and other products worth over N500 million.
The breakdown according to him, includes, 366,530 litres of stolen crude, 117,320 litres of illegally refined diesel and 600 litres of Kerosene.
He enunciates, “Additionally, troops discovered and destroyed 38 crude oil cooking ovens, 27 dugout pits, 22 boats, three speedboats, 60 storage tanks, 34 drums and 32 illegal refining sites.
“Troops arrested 22 oil thieves, recovered two and 152 assorted arms and ammunition as well as five magazines among others.”
Giving details on weapons seized, Kangye said troops recovered 46 AK47 rifles, 18 locally fabricated guns, 19 dane guns, and three pump action guns.
He said the ammunition recovered 1,165 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 128 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 600 rounds of 7.62 x 12.7mm ammo, and 51 cartridges.
