Nigerian Troops Kill 96 Terrorists, Recover 104 Weapons, IEDs Other Items in One Week-DHQ

 

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that Nigerian troops in the las one week  killed 96 terrorists in various parts of Nigeria including a notorious terrorist commander and gun runner, Abu Mosaje  who was neutralized in Plateau State.

This was made known to journalists in Abuja on Friday through a media statement signed the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba.

According to the DHQ Spokesman, the Nigerian military has intensified action against terrorists across the country as part of its coordinated counter terrorism onslaught against enablers, collaborators, informants and all support base of terrorists

The statement disclosed that Abu Mosaje was killed in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, the troops apprehended a wanted kidnap kingpin, Babangida Usman in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Part of the statement reads,  “Furthermore, troops arrested another notorious gunrunner and his son identified as Timothy Yusuf and Timothy Obadiah.

“Meanwhile, in the South East, troops arrested seven IPOB/ESN terrorists including a notorious kidnapper and informants in Enugu North and Ehime Mbano Local Government Areas of Enugu and Imo States.

“Nevertheless, during the week under review, troops neutralised 79 and arrested 224 persons.

“Troops also arrested 28 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 67 kidnapped hostages.”

Also, it was disclosed that troops confiscated stolen oil worth N747million from oil  bunkerers in the South South region within the week alone.

The troops also discovered and destroyed 215 crude oil cooking ovens, 26 dugout pits, 29 boats, 62 storage tanks, 20 drums and 42 illegal refining sites, while one barge, one tugboat, two pumping machines, two speedboats, nine outboard engines, two vehicles, 21 motorcycles, 11 mobile phones and eight vehicles among others were also recovered.

“Troops recovered 842,685 litres of stolen crude oil, 12,340 litres of illegally refined AGO and 200 litres of DPK.

“Furthermore, across all the theatres of operations, troops recovered 104 assorted weapons and 1,953 assorted ammunition.

“The breakdown is as follows: 53 AK47 rifles, 25 fabricated rifles, one FN rifle, 11 dane guns, two pump action guns, one fabricated SMG, four IEDs, seven RPG bombs, 30 magazines, four IEDs and three locally made butts.

“Others are: 1,186 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 417 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 49 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 190 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 12 live cartridges, three bandoliers, one baofeng, 35 motorcycles, 22 mobile phones amongst other items.

“Overall, troops remain steadfast in the destruction of terrorists across the country and remain committed to creating conditions in which the safety and security of citizens is guaranteed.”