Military Troops Rescue 82 Abducted Civilians, Kill 28 Terrorists in N/West, Central

Military Troops Rescue 82 Abducted Civilians, Kill 28 Terrorists in N/West, Central

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday, said the military operations across the country have killed 28 terrorists, arrested 106 criminals, and rescued 82 within 2 weeks.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this at the biweekly press briefing in Abuja.

He said during the operation, troops also rescued 82 kidnapped hostages and denied oil theft of the sum of Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six Million Four Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Naira (N876,451,800.00) only.

General Buba asserts that troops will continue to respond with overwhelming military force against any group that threatens the safety of citizens and their forces.

He said during the week in review, “Troops recovered 108 weapons and 564 ammunition, 22 AK47 rifles, one PKT gun, 6 pump action guns, 4 Dane guns, one fabricated rifle, one galil ace rifle, one RGP bomb, one RPG tube, 44 hand grenades, 322 rounds of 7.62mm special, 63 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 12 rounds of 5.6mm ammo, 33 AK47 magazines, one empty case of 7.62mm special and 3 empty magazines.

“Other items include; 14 motorcycles, 16 mobile phones, 3 Motorolla radios, one boafeng radio, 2 motorcycle tyres, 5 touch lights, 2 solar panels, 104 livestock, and the sum of Two Million Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six Thousand Four Hundred Naira (N2,896,400.00).

“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered also destroyed 36 dugout pits, 62 wooden boats, 73 storage tanks, one vehicle, and 75 cooking ovens. Others include; 4 pumping machines, 5 outboard engines, and 33 illegal refining sites which accumulated to the total recovered of 1,166,900 liters of stolen crude oil, 1,491,250 liters of illegally refined AGO, 54,750 litres of DPK and 800 litres of PMS.

Buba assured that the military will continue to strategically deploy troops across the country to conduct operations aimed at curtailing the activities of violent extremist groups fomenting insecurity in the country.

He said men and women of the armed forces will continue to put themselves in harm’s way, time and time again, to protect our great nation.

“No doubt, the armed forces possess the power and the will to hunt down those that wish to bring harm upon our citizens.

“The ongoing operation is a message to those that question the resolve of the military. It is also a message to members of these violent extremist groups that think they can hide.

“They can be rest assured that others shall raise their sons and daughters, as no one will strike at the military without injurious consequences”, he said.

By PRNigeria