No less than 38 suspected terrorists were killed in offensive operations targeted at criminal elements across the six geopolitical zones of the country.
The Armed Forces, during the week, also arrested 175 gunmen/ criminals, 20 kidnappers, 30 collaborators and 17 pipeline vandals and rescued 89 kidnapped hostages.
Troops denied the oil theft saboteurs the sum of Six Hundred and Seven Million, Three Hundred and Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Naira (N607,346,750.00) being the value of seizures.
They also recovered 38 assorted weapons and 186 ammunition- including 14 AK 47 rifles, one G3 rifle, one PKT, three AK47 rifles loaded with 23 rounds of 7.62mm special, one SMG, 10 Dane guns, five locally fabricated pistols, two fabricated weapon, two double barrel guns, one locally made revolver, three locally fabricated pistols, 151 rounds of 7.62mm special, 5 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 16 rounds of 9mm ammo, 16 rounds 5.56 x 45mm ammo, five rounds of 7.62mm special (refilled), 12 AK47 magazines, one G3 rifle magazine, one FN rifle magazine, one magazine containing 30 rounds of 7.62mm special and seven empty cases of 7.62mm special.
Other items recovered include tricycles, four Motorola HH radios, four vehicles, 10 bags of fertilizers, 73 livestock, seven cutlasses, one magazine pouch, two solar panels, 10 litres of PMS, Nigerian Police uniform, two gas cylinders, one power bank, one pair of woodland, desert camouflages and the sum of Two Million Five Hundred and Ninety-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Forty Naira (N2,592,240.00).
Troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 39 illegal refining sites, 72 dugout pits, 65 wooden boats, 70 storage tanks and 119 cooking ovens. Other sundry equipment includes 2 speedboats, 5 outboard engines, and 4 pumping machines. Troops recovered 1,247,700 litres of stolen crude oil, 132,500 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, 57,450 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosine and 800 litres of Premium Motor Spirit.
According to Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, the uncommon cooperation, collaboration and support received from citizens across the country is greatly assisting own operations to yield expected results.
“Nigerians are speaking up, and the military is doing something about it,” he said.
He added that the military will continue to take great measures to prevent civilian casualties while conducting these operations.
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