The Director, Defence Media Operation (DMO), Brigadier General Edward Buba has said, troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have killed 52 terrorists and arrested 53 across Nigeria as of September 22.
General Buba stated this in a statement made available to Timesreporters Online, on Friday, in Abuja.
He also said troops of Operation Delta Safe have denied oil thieves the sum of N946,387,570.00 in the South South region.
General Buba disclosed that, “Overall, as at 22 September 2023, the armed forces neutralized 52 terrorists and arrested the following; 53 criminals, 7 suspected oil thefts while rescuing 61 kidnapped hostages. Additionally, a total of 7 terrorists comprising of 5 adult males, 1 adult females surrender to troops.
“Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE denied oil theft of an estimated sum of N946,387,570.00 being value of seizures. The operations in South-South resulted in the recovery of the following; 496,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 83,400 litres of illegally refined AGO, 1,200 litres of PMS, 4 pumping machines, 5 Speed Boats, 34 dugout pits, 57 storage tanks, 16 wooden boats, 85 ovens and 3 outboard engines.
“Troops recovered a total number of 77 weapons and 658 assorted kinds of ammunition. The breakdown as follows; 53 AK47 rifle, 2 AK47 rifles loaded with 8 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 18 locally fabricated rifles, 1 beretta pistol, 3 pump action guns, 650 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 50 AK47 magazines, 2 rounds of 9mm ammo, 6 rounds of 7.62 NATO, 5 fragmentation jackets.
“Furthermore, troops recovered 15 vehicles, 12 motorcycles, 12 Bicycles, 5 mobile phones, 12 cutlasses, 2 generator sets, 2 gas Cylinders, 133 livestocks and a sum of N602,000. and Airtel airtime worth N8,000.”
According to the Director, “The military will through its operations continue to make improvements towards ensuring safety of citizens and restoring security across the country.”
This is as he encouraged citizens to “know something, say something and let the military do something about it”.
