The Nigerian Military has disclosed that its Troops are sustaining the winning strategy in its ongoing operations across the Nation.
Major General Edward Buba, the Director Defence Media Operations (DMO) stated this during a Press Conference on the ongoing Military Operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria on 9th January, 2025 at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.
Maj. Gen. Edward stated that citizens will continue to witness the incremental effectiveness and efficiency of the armed forces.
According to him, the armed forces remain focused and is continuing its counter-insurgency campaign against terrorists and their cohorts operating across the country. He said during the week under review, troops neutralized 109 and arrested 81 persons.
He also hinted that Troops arrested 6 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 43 kidnapped hostages.
“In the South South, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of Six Hundred and Eighteen Million Seven Hundred and Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Naira (N618,756,470.00) only.
“Furthermore, troops recovered 21 assorted weapons and 124 assorted ammunition. The breakdown as follows: 9 AK47 rifles, 5 fabricated rifles, 4 dane guns, 3 locally made pistols, 7 magazines, 97 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 22 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 5 live cartridges, 3 baofeng radios, 4 vehicles, 6 motorcycles and 4 mobile phones amongst other items.
“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 10 crude oil cooking ovens, 10 dugout pits, 12 boats, 4 storage tanks and 10 illegal refining sites. Other items recovered include 3 pumping machines, 12 speedboats, 20 drums, 2 motorcycles, one mobile phone and 4 vehicles among others. Troops recovered 631,709 litres of stolen crude oil, 3,140 litres of illegally refined AGO and 2,250 litres of PMS” he asserted.
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