BREAKING: Nigerian Military Kills 109 Terrorists, Arrests 81 in One Week of Operations

The Nigerian Military, on Thursday, said that troops across all theatre of operations killed no fewer than 109 terrorists and arrested 81 others, in week one.

The military also revealed that troops apprehended six perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 43 kidnapped hostages.

A statement by Director Defence Media Operation, Major General Edward Buba, said that troops also denied oil theft of over N600 million in South-South region within the period under review.

Buba said that troops, equally recovered 21 assorted weapons and 124 assorted ammunition.

Giving the breakdown of the arms and ammunition recovered within the week, General Buba itemised them to include, “nine AK47 rifles, five fabricated rifles, four dane guns, three locally made pistols, seven magazines, 97 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 22 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, five live cartridges, three baofeng radios, four vehicles, six motorcycles and four mobile phones amongst other items.

Troops in the Niger Delta area, Buba said discovered and destroyed 10 crude oil cooking ovens, 10 dugout pits, 12 boats, four storage tanks and 10 illegal refining sites.

“Other items recovered include three pumping machines, 12 speedboats, 20 drums, two motorcycles, one mobile phone and four vehicles among others,” he said.

The Director averred that troops recovered 631,709 litres of stolen crude oil, 3,140 litres of illegally refined AGO and 2,250 litres of PMS.

He noted that troops are sustaining the winning ways of ongoing operational engagements.

According to him, “The armed forces remain focussed and is continuing its counter-insurgency campaign against terrorist and their cohorts operating across the country.

“Accordingly, citizens will continue to witness the incremental effectiveness and efficiency of the armed forces”.