How We Killed 96 Terrorists, Arrested 227 Suspects In The North - Nigerian Military

The Defence Headquarters has reported that troops have eliminated 96 terrorists and arrested 227 suspects during various operations in northern Nigeria.

The DHQ revealed this in a statement on Friday by its Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Buba Edward

The statement said that a terrorist commander, Usman Maisaje, was among those arrested.

The statement also added that troops recovered crude oil worth N712m in the South-South and arrested 45  oil theft suspects.

“Meanwhile In the SS, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of N712,065,450.00 only. Troops also arrested 45 perpetrators of oil theft.

“Troops in the Niger Delta area discovered and destroyed 4 dugout pits, 48 boats, 52 drums and 38 storage tanks. Other items recovered include 55 cooking ovens, 2 speedboats, one tricycle, 6 mobile phones, 6 vehicles and 60 illegal refining sites. Troops recovered 712,535 litres of stolen crude oil and 76,800 litres of illegally refined AGO,” the statement said.

The statement added that  71 assorted weapons and 1,463 ammunition were recovered.

It said: “The breakdown is as follows: 50 AK47 rifles, 16 fabricated rifles, 5 Dane guns, 5 pump-action guns, 5 locally made pistols, one revolver pistol, and 16 AK47 magazines.

“Others are 784 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 403 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 164 rounds 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 53 rounds of 9mm ammo, 67 live cartridges, one baofeng radio, 19 vehicles, 23 motorcycles, 35 mobile phones and the sum of N4,087,630.00 and 46,000 cfa only amongst other items”.