Troops Kill 210 Terrorists, Arrest 142, Rescue 46 Hostages

The Defence Headquarters yesterday said troops on internal operations across the country killed 210 terrorists, arrested 142 and rescued 46 kidnap hostages in the past week.

The director, defence media operations, Major General Edward Buba in a statement said the troops also arrested 66 suspected oil thieves and recovered 1,932,245 litres of stolen crude oil, 432,150 litres of illegally refined AGO and 3,500 litres of DPK in the week under review worth N2.2bn.

He said the troops recovered 243 assorted weapons and 5,453 assorted ammunition in the period under review.

Meanwhile in the Niger Delta area, he said troops discovered and destroyed 81 illegal refining sites, 63 dugout pits, 46 boats and 120 storage tanks.

He said the military would continue to defeat terrorists and their cohorts in the battlefield and dislodge them from safe havens across the country, adding that the troops are ready as a formidable force for the threats and know how to deal with them.