The troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies have neutralised 216 terrorists, arrested 356 suspects, and rescued 161 kidnapped hostages in the past week alone, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed by Director Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major General Edward Buba, in a statement released to Defence Correspondents in Abuja.
According to the statement, the operations spanned various theatres of operations across the six geopolitical zones of the country.
The statement said that the crackdown resulted in the arrest of 332 suspects, including perpetrators of oil theft, and the recovery of 234 assorted weapons and 5,994 assorted ammunition.
Troops also prevented the theft of oil worth millions of naira in the South-South region.
In addition to the arrests and recoveries, Troops in the Niger Delta region discovered and destroyed 97 dugout pits, 6 boats, 20 storage tanks, and 8 illegal refining sites.
They recovered over 533,000 litres of stolen crude oil and 24,520 litres of illegally refined AGO.
The statement also revealed the successes of Operation HADIN KAI in the North East, Operation SAFE HAVEN in the North Central, Operation WHIRL STROKE in the North Central, and Operation HADARIN DAJI in the North West, where troops rescued abducted individuals, conducted fighting patrols, and arrested suspected terrorists and their collaborators.
Furthermore, Operation DELTA SAFE in the South-South maintained momentum against crude oil theft, destroying illegal refining sites and apprehending suspected violent extremists and vandals.
“The military is going to continue to be very kinetic and strong against the terrorists in ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations across the country.
“Indeed, the military will banish and defeat terrorism from the nation rather than bow to it,” the statement read.
