• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Monday, October 20, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Troops Killed 171 Terrorists, Arrested 302 In 1 Week — DHQ

by Tarkaa David
1 year ago
in News
Troops
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday announced that troops on internal operations killed 171 terrorists, arrested 302 others, while 134 hostages were rescued in one week.

Advertisement

Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying that troops also arrested 25 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N846,480,800.00 only.

Maj.-Gen. Buba added that the troops within the period under review also recovered 84 assorted weapons and 1,499 assorted ammunition.

Advertisement

He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons to include one PKT gun, one G3 rifle, three AK49 rifles, 44 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 18 dane guns, 10 pump action guns, four locally made pistols, 18 AK47 magazines, two FN magazines, one smoke grenade and one bandolier.

Others items recovered are 843 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 506 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 60 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ball rimmed, 90 live cartridges, five baofeng radios, 11 vehicles, 46 motorcycles, four bicycles, 52 mobile phones, cutlasses and the sum of N126,285.00 only amongst other items.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta area, Buba said troops discovered and destroyed 98 illegal refining sites, 26 dugout pits, 13 boats, 90 drums and 45 storage tanks.

RELATED NEWS

Firm Commits To Providing Efficient Service

Central Securities Clearing System Confirms Readiness For T+2 Settlement Cycle

Analysts Project Positive Outlook For Equities This Week

Experts Seek Policy Synergy In Deepening Green Finance Market

The troops also recovered 155 cooking ovens, four speedboats, one pumping machine, seven vehicles, 799,400 litres of stolen crude oil and 151,150 litres of illegally refined AGO popularly known as diesel.

The military spokesman assured that the armed forces will maintain its operational activities across the country “to ensure enduring defeat of terror groups in the country”.

He added that troops will continue to demonstrate stamina, resolve and strong desire to protect citizens and ensure their safety across the country.

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

SendShare10174Tweet6359Share

OTHER NEWS UPDATES

Firm Commits To Providing Efficient Service
Business

Firm Commits To Providing Efficient Service

5 minutes ago
CSCS Targets Improved Investment Accessibility With New Service
Business

Central Securities Clearing System Confirms Readiness For T+2 Settlement Cycle

9 minutes ago
Large-cap Stock Drives Local Bourse To N180bn Gains
Business

Analysts Project Positive Outlook For Equities This Week

12 minutes ago
Advertisement
Leadership join WhatsApp

LATEST UPDATE

Firm Commits To Providing Efficient Service

5 minutes ago

Central Securities Clearing System Confirms Readiness For T+2 Settlement Cycle

9 minutes ago

Analysts Project Positive Outlook For Equities This Week

12 minutes ago

Experts Seek Policy Synergy In Deepening Green Finance Market

13 minutes ago

Nigeria’s Economic Reforms Earn Global Accolades

14 minutes ago
Load More

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.