Troops Arrest 2 Terrorists’ Logistics Couriers, 256 Others

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said troops on internal operations arrested two terrorists’ ammunition couriers, 256 others and killed 148 terrorists in the past week.

The director, defence media operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a statement,  said troops rescued 291 hostages, arrested 51 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen crude worth N798,146,470..

He said the suspected ammunition couriers identified as Danweri and Abubakar Hamza were apprehended in Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State.

General Buba said troops within the week recovered 146 assorted weapons and 2,599 assorted ammunition.

He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons as follows: two PKT guns, 72 AK47 rifles, 33 fabricated rifles, 28 dane guns, two locally made SMG, three locally made pistols, two pump action guns, one RPG bomb, one RPG tube, 39 magazines, among others.

In the Niger Delta, troops discovered and destroyed 66 illegal refining sites, 68 crude oil cooking ovens, 13 dugout pits, 41 boats and 45 storage tanks.