Eko Hot Blog reports that 151 terrorists have been killed and 456 arrested by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East region of the country.
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The Director, Defence Media Operation, Defence Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, made it known during a media briefing with journalists.
In addition to the military’s intervention in the South-South region of the country, about 45 suspected oil thieves were arrested by troops and crude products worth over N1bn were recovered from them during the operations to combat oil theft.
The Dirctor added that 76 kidnapped citizens were rescued by men of the Nigerian military during various operations across the country.
Buba said, “During the course of operations in the last one week, the military neutralized 151 terrorists, arrested 456 terrorists, and arrested 45 perpetrators of oil theft. Troops also rescued 76 kidnapped hostages and denied oil theft of the sum of N1,011,851,250.
“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 21 dugout pits, 56 boats, 138 storage tanks, 235 cooking ovens, 6 pumping machines, one outboard engine, 2 speedboats, 89 illegal refining sites, and the sum of N13,950. Troops recovered about 1,205,950 litres of stolen crude oil, 452,910 litres of illegally refined AGO, 22,650 litres of PMS, and 3,000 litres of DPK.”
According to reports, the troops were able to recover a total of 216 assorted weapons and 443 assorted ammunition.
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“The breakdown of the 62 AK47 rifles, seven pump action guns, 19 dane guns, three berreta pistol, 10 locally fabricated rifles, five locally made pistols, 399 IED detonator primers, 225 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 10 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 13 round of 9mm ammo, 20 rounds of 7.62mm x 54mm, 57 cartridges, 49 magazines, 21 vehicles, 4 motorcycles, one tricycle, three mobile phones and the sum of N3,194,450.00,” Buba said.
He said, “Interestingly, the perpetrators of the terrorist and insurgency activities are using it as a guise for their personal gain through illegal mining and other unlawful activities. For instance, the foot soldiers carry out the illegal mining from mining pits, while their sponsors are in the cities and towns, moving around as normal citizens to dispose the proceeds.”
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