The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops on operations across the country arrested 135 terrorists including two Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leaders.
It said troops killed 140 terrorists and rescued 76 kidnap victims.
The Director Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba gave the figures on Thursday, October 24.
He said troops of Operation Udo Ka at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Orsu arrested a leader of proscribed IPOB group identified as ‘Pius Iguh’, .
He said “Pius Iguh” is a founding father of Eastern Security Network (ESN) group in Orsu general area of Imo State.
Buba said troops at FOB Amaruku arrested another IPOP leader identified as “Emmanuel Onwugu” in Mbano LGA of Abia State.
The defence spokesman said troops in collaboration with other security forces arrested a notorious cult leader named Ifeanyi Rock with 10 of his combatants in Arochukwu area in Abia State.
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He said the troops within the period recovered 241 assorted weapons and 3,254 assorted ammunition.
He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons as follows; 141 AK47 rifles, one PKT gun, two FN rifles, 17 fabricated rifles, 26 dane guns, 13 pump action guns, four locally made pistols, one barreta pistol, two bayonets and 42 AK47 magazines.
Others include; 2,016 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 970 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 33 rounds 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 76 rounds of 9mm ammo, 113 live cartridges, two baofeng radios, three vehicles, 31 motorcycles, 18 mobile phones and the sum of N79,052,150.00 and 19$ only amongst other items.
Meanwhile,in the Niger Delta, he said troops destroyed 47 illegal refining sites, arrested 18 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N1,751,886,550.00 only.
Furthermore,the troops destroyed 33 crude oil cooking ovens, 19 dugout pits, 41 boats, 70 drums, and 22 storage tanks.
The troops also recovered 13 speedboats, one tricycle, four motorcycles, three vehicles, 1,122,710 litres of stolen crude oil and 557,210 litres of illegally refined AGO.
He assured that the military will defeat the terrorist on the battlefield and in their hiding places in order that the country can flourish again.
He called on citizens to see themselves as the outstretched arm of the military and never to give terrorism any oxygen to thrive in our nation.