Troops Kill 187 Terrorists, Arrest 183 Suspects, Rescue 109 Hostages — DHQ

Troops on internal operations across the country have killed 187 terrorists, arrested 183 suspects while 109 hostages were rescued.

Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba disclosed this while briefing journalists on Thursday in Abuja.

General Buba said troops also arrested 26 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N1,127,229,890.007.

The Defence Spokesman added that troops within the period under review also recovered 128 assorted weapons and 3,300 assorted ammunition.

He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons as one PKT gun, 80 AK47 rifles, 15 locally fabricated gun, 15 dane guns, two FN rifles, five pump action guns, two single barrel guns, four locally fabricated pistols, one fabricated barretta pistol, one locally made double-barrel gun, two hand grenades, two primed IEDs and materials.

Other items recovered include 1,941 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 729 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 377 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 191 rounds of 5.55mm ammo, 199 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 16 rounds of 9mm ammo, 26 live cartridges, 26 empty case of cartridges, 26 AK47 magazines, 6 baofeng radios, 10 vehicles, four motorcycles, four walkie-talkie, mobile phones and the sum of N102,010.00 only, amongst other items.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta region, Buba said troops discovered and destroyed 57 illegal refining sites, 18 dugout pits, 30 boats and 49 storage tanks.

Other recovered items are 66 cooking ovens, four drums, five speedboats, 15 vehicles, two tricycles, one generator and 11 mobile phones.

Other items recovered include 1,l25,440 litres of stolen crude oil, 213,539 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,230 litres of PMS.