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By Odita Sunday, Abuja
24 August 2024 | 3:57 americium
Nigerian soldiers connected the frontline successful the North East, North West and different troubled areas crossed the state person eliminated nary less than 171 terrorists, arresting 327 of them including crude lipid thieves successful 1 week.
Director, Media Operations, DHQ,, Maj. Gen. Edward BubaNigerian soldiers connected the frontline successful the North East, North West and different troubled areas crossed the state person eliminated nary less than 171 terrorists, arresting 327 of them including crude lipid thieves successful 1 week.
The spokesperson of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this connected Friday. Buba noted that the Armed Forces was actively thwarting and mitigating violent threats and activities crossed the state done ongoing antagonistic coercion and antagonistic insurgency operations.
According to him, significantly, successful the North East and North West theatres of operations, troops neutralised several violent leaders and commanders. He added that successful the North Central, troops arrested notorious kidnappers and weapon runners.
Buba said: “During the week nether review, troops neutralised 171 and arrested 302 persons. Troops besides arrested 25 perpetrators of lipid theft and rescued 134 kidnapped hostages.
“In the South South, troops denied the lipid theft of the estimated sum of N846,480,800.00 only.
“Furthermore, troops recovered 84 assorted weapons and 1,499 assorted ammunition. The breakdown arsenic follows: One PKT gun, 1 G3 rifle, 3 AK49 rifles, 44 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 18 dane guns, 10 pump enactment guns, 4 locally made pistols, 18 AK47 magazines, 2 FN magazines, 1 fume grenade and 1 bandolier.
“Others are 843 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammo, 506 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 60 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm shot rimmed, 90 unrecorded cartridges, five baofeng radios, 11 vehicles, 46 motorcycles, 4 bicycles, 52 mobile phones, cutlasses and the sum of N126,285.00 only, among different items.
“Troops successful the Niger Delta country discovered and destroyed 26 dugout pits, 13 boats, 90 drums and 45 retention tanks. Other items recovered see 155 cooking ovens, 4 speedboats, 1 pumping machine, 7 vehicles and 98 amerciable refining sites. Troops recovered 799,400 litres of stolen crude lipid and 151,150 litres of illegally refined AGO.
“The subject volition support its operational activities crossed the state to guarantee enduring decision of panic groups successful the country. Additionally, troops proceed to show stamina, resoluteness and beardown tendency to support citizens and guarantee their information crossed the country.”
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Nigerian soldiers connected the frontline successful the North East, North West and different troubled areas crossed the state person eliminated nary less than 171 terrorists, arresting 327 of them including crude lipid thieves successful 1 week.
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