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

by Tarkaa David
1 year ago
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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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”.

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


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