The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said troops on internal operations across the country neutralised 192 terrorists, arrested 341 persons and rescued 62 kidnapped hostages.
This is just as the military High Command said Nigeria’s security challenges were self-inflicted and almost impossible to defeat without citizens’ support.
The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
Buba said 122 ISWAP/JAS combatant terrorists also surrendered with their family members following intense military operations.
He said the troops also arrested 37 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N821,248,740.00.
General Buba also disclosed that the troops recovered 211 assorted weapons and 6,288 assorted ammunition from criminal elements.
The Defence Spokesman gave a breakdown of recovered weapons and ammunitions to include 128 AK47 rifles, 26 dane guns as well as 1,301 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 3,260 rounds of…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
