The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops on operations across the country have killed 52 terrorists, arrested 53 criminals and seven suspected oil thieves.
The military high command also said the troops rescued 61 kidnapped hostages in different theatres of operations.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 22.
Buba said a total of seven terrorists, five male and two female, surrendered to troops.
He said troops of Operation DELTA SAFE denied oil thieves an estimated sum of Nine Hundred and Forty-six Million, Three Hundred and Eighty-seven Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Naira (N946,387,570.00) worth of crude.
“The operations in South-South resulted in the recovery of 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,” he said.
The spokesperson disclosed that troops recovered a total number of 77 weapons and 658 assorted kinds of ammunition.
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The items recovered, according to him, are 53 AK47 rifles, 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.
Buba also said 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.”
He said: “Troops of Operation HADIN KAI in the North East were engaged in ambushes, raids, rescue operations, fighting patrols, attacks as well as cordon and search activities. These operations resulted in neutralising terrorists, rescuing hostages, surrendering of terrorist combatants as well as recovery of arms and ammunition.
“The operational activities of troops of Joint Task Force Operation HADARIN DAJI in the North Central ranged from rescue of kidnap victims within Tsafe LGA of Zamfara to artillery missions on terrorists massing up in the forest. Others include the arrest of terrorist collaborators and the conduct of offensive activities to disrupt terrorist freedom of action.”
“The military will, through its operations, continue to make improvements towards ensuring safety of citizens and restoring security across the country. Citizens are encouraged to “know something, say something and let the military do something about it,” Buba added.