The military has said it recovered 799,400 litres of fuel in the nation’s south-south regio and rescued 134 hostages even as it killed 171 terrorists while another 302 were arrested across the country. The troops in the Niger Delta area had in the past week discovered and destroyed 26 dugout pits, 13 boats, 90 drums and 45 storage tanks......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Other items recovered include 155 cooking ovens, four speedboats, one pumping machine, 7 vehicles and 98 illegal refining sites.
The troops also recovered 799,400 litres of stolen crude oil and 151,150 litres of illegally refined AGO while no fewer than 25 suspects involved in oil theft were arrested.
Similarly, no fewer than 134 hostages held captive were rescued.
A total of 503 terrorists, comprising 72 adult males, 148 adult females, and 283 children had also surrendered to the troops within the theatre of operations, the military said.
The troops had also recovered 84 assorted weapons and 1,499 assorted ammunition including one PKT gun, one G3 rifle, 3 AK49 rifles, 44 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles and 18 Dane guns.
Others are 10 pump action guns, 4 locally made pistols, 18 AK47 magazines, 2 FN magazines, one smoke grenade, one bandolier, 843 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 506 rounds of 7.62mm NATO and 60 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ball rimmed.
The rest include 90 live cartridges, 5 baofeng radios, 11 vehicles, 46 motorcycles, 4 bicycles, 52 mobile phones, cutlasses and the sum of N126,285 amongst other items.
The military further noted its commitment to maintain its operational activities across the country to ensure the enduring defeat of terror groups in the country.
