The Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has hinted that the military is in a good and strong position in the war against terrorists and their cohorts and will leave no stone unturned to ensure they are completely annihilated.
The Military said its troops has continued to come heavily on the terrorists in their hideouts which led to the killing of terrorist Leaders.
Major General Edward Buba the Director Defence Media Operations made these known on Friday 10th May, 2024 during a Press Conference at the Defence Headquarters on the ongoing Military Operations by the Armed Forces.

He said Troops have significantly diminished the military capabilities of these terrorist groups and making the terrorist and their cohorts pay a much heavier price than we have been forced to pay.

In his words “the military continues to defeat the terrorist and their cohorts in ongoing counter terrorist and insurgency operations across the country. Accordingly, on the ground, troops continue to demonstrate stamina, resolve, strong desire to remain focused and stay the course in order to completely annihilate the terrorists”

He further stated that during the week under review, troops neutralised 135 and arrested 182 persons. Troops he disclosed were also able to arrest 15 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 140 kidnapped hostages. In the South South geopolitical zone of the Country he said troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Seven Hundred and Thirty One Million Four Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Two Naira (N731,448,262.00) only.
He averred that troops recovered 97 assorted weapons and 3,117 assorted ammunition. The breakdown he hinted were as follows: 47 AK47 rifles, one PKM MG, one FN rifle, 17 locally fabricated gun, 21 dane guns, 9 pump action guns, 3 locally fabricated pistols, 3 x 36 hand grenade and one IED.
Others he said were: 1,087 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 840 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 402 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 88 rounds of 5.56mm, 33 rounds of 9mm x 99mm ball ammo, 90 live cartridges, 29 magazines, 15 vehicles, 21 motorcycles, 6 bicycles, 43 mobile phones and the sum of N2,024,210.00 amongst other items.

“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 11 dugout pits, 29 boats, 24 drums, 4 receiver, 7 reservoirs and 41 storage tanks. Other items recovered include 115 cooking ovens, 2 generators, 13 vehicles, 3 pumping machines and 40 illegal refining sites. Troops recovered 588,400 litres of stolen crude oil and 238,686 litres of illegally refined AGO” he said.

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“The Military is in a Strong Position in the War Against Terrorists” – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters