The Defence Headquarters has mentioned no fewer than 96 terrorists have been killed by troops throughout operations within the Northern components of the nation.
Additionally, a complete of 227 suspects, together with a terrorist commander recognized as Usman Maisaje, had been arrested within the operations.
In a press release on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward mentioned Maisaje was an in depth affiliate of a wished high-profile terrorist chief often known as Kachalla Boka.
He added that the suspect was cooperating and offering troops with much-needed intelligence for additional operations.
Buba mentioned, “Through the week, troops neutralised 96, arrested 227 individuals, and rescued 157 kidnapped hostages.
“Troops within the NC operational theatre arrested a infamous terrorist commander recognized as Usman Maisaje.
“The arrested terrorist commander is an in depth affiliate of a wished high-profile terrorist chief often known as Kachalla Boka. The arrest has been rewarding in intelligence worth as he’s cooperating and offering troops with much-needed intelligence for additional operations.”
Buba mentioned within the South-South, troops recovered crude oil price N712m and arrested 45 suspected oil thieves.
He mentioned, “Troops within the Niger Delta space found and destroyed 4 dugout pits, 48 boats, 52 drums and 38 storage tanks. Different gadgets recovered embody 55 cooking ovens, two speedboats, one tricycle, six cellphones, six autos and 60 unlawful refining websites. Troops recovered 712,535 litres of stolen crude oil and 76,800 litres of illegally refined AGO.”
Buba additional mentioned troops recovered 71 subtle weapons and 1,463 ammunition.