Troops fighting against insecurity particularly terrorism and banditry have rescued 140 Kidnapped victims from Kidnappers across the country in the one week.
This is just as troops neutralised 125 terrorists and arrested 220 criminal elements including 20 perpetrators of oil theft.
Troops also denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of N744.15million (Seven Hundred and Forty-Four Million One Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Naira.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Gen Edward Buba while making this known on Friday, said troops recovered 120 assorted weapons and 1,793 assorted ammunition comprising 56 AK47 rifles, 26 locally fabricated gun, 22 dane guns, one SMG rifle, 7 pump action guns, one fabricated barretta pistol, 7 locally made guns, 5 x 60mm mortar bomb Unexploded Ordinances and 2 small rubber gun powder.
Others are: 1,244 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 383 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 88 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 78 live cartridges, 24 empty case of 7.62mm ammo, 21 AK47 magazines, 6 vehicles, 11 motorcycles, 5 bicycles, 38 mobile phones and the sum of N2,737,145.00 only amongst other items.
“In the Niger Delta area troops discovered and discovered and destroyed 31 illegal refinery sites,11 dugout pits, 5 boats and 20 storage tanks, 31 cooking ovens, 5 vehicles, and 3 mobile phones. Troops recovered 715,325 litres of stolen crude oil and 148,415 litres of illegally refined AGO.
Detailing the operations, Buba said “troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralized 52 terrorists, arrested 40 suspects and rescued 14 kidnapper’s hostages.
“Troops recovered 23 AK47 rifles, 7 fabricated rifles, 5 dane guns, one SMG gun, 16 magazines, 408 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 112 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 88 rounds of 7.62 by 54mm ammo, 5 rounds of 60mm mortal bombs, 10 magazines, one baofeng radio, 5 motorcycles, 10 mobile phones, 4 bicycles, and the sum of N2,487,145.00 only mongst others.
“On 10 July 2024, furtherance to the troops attack on BH/ISWAP terrorists on 8 July 2024, troops conducted offensive operations and made contact with terrorists in Kukawa LGA of Borno State. Following a fire fight, troops neutralized 4 terrorists and recovered 4 AK47 Rifle, 4 AK47 mag and 120 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo.
