Commanders Surrender As Military Arrests 185 Terrorists, 65 Oil Thieves
The Armed Forces of Nigeria arrested 185 terrorists and 65 oil thieves in the past week across the North and Niger Delta regions of the country.
The military’s spokesperson, Edward Buba, also revealed that no fewer than 135 terrorists were killed and 129 hostages freed during the same period.
The military said several terrorist leaders and commanders also surrendered.
They include Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi(Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida, among others.
“These surrenderings were occasioned by overtures from the terrorist leadership based on troops’ onslaught against them.
“Therefore, a non-kinetic collaborative effort with stakeholders was deployed to encourage the surrendering process,” the military said.
The troops further recovered 113 assorted weapons and 2,415 ammunition.
The recoveries include 72 AK47 rifles, 11 fabricated rifles, 15 Dane guns, three locally made pistols, eight pump action guns, four hand grenades, one RPG bomb and a tube.
Others are 1,554 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 380 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 203 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammo, 129 live cartridges, 28 shotgun cartridges, 500 empty cases of MG ammo, 30 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 49 rounds of 5.7mm ammo and 165 live cartridges.
Others are 10 rounds of 9mm ammo, 38 magazines, two baofeng radios, two handheld radios, two baofeng radios, 15 vehicles, 46 motorcycles, 28 mobile phones and the sum of N732,000.00 only amongst other items.
In the South-South operational theatre, the military recovered an estimated sum of N889m.
Troops in the Niger Delta also destroyed 93 crude oil cooking ovens, 12 dugout pits, 37 boats, 127 drums, 41 storage tanks and 82 illegal refining sites.
Other items recovered include one outboard engine, four speedboats, 3 HH radios, 4 motorcycles, five mobile phones and 14 vehicles.
Troops recovered 909,800 litres of stolen crude oil, 71,060 litres of illegally refined AGO and 13,580 litres of PMS.
Commanders Surrender As Military Arrests 185 Terrorists, 65 Oil Thieves is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
