The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, says troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces on inside operations neutralised 217 terrorists and apprehended 574 others in February.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this recognized in an announcement on the operations of the Armed Forces throughout the nation on Friday in Abuja.
Kangye additionally revealed {that a} complete of 320 hostages have been rescued whereas 152 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ combatants and their households surrendered to the troops inside the interval.
He mentioned that the army additionally recovered 296 assorted weapons and seven,245 rounds of ammunition.
These weapons, in line with him, comprise 159 AK-47 rifles, 54 domestically fabricated weapons, 36 dane weapons, 19 pump-action weapons, 4,836 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammunition, 1,506 rounds of seven.62mm NATO ammunition, 235 cartridges, together with 28 assorted arms and 668 assorted ammunition.
Kangye mentioned that the Armed Forces carried out joint operations in collaboration with the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, ONSA, different safety businesses and hybrid forces.
These operations, in line with him, embody combating and confidence-building patrols, raids, ambushes, clearances, in addition to search and rescue missions.
“In the midst of these operations, a number of terrorists have been neutralised, their collaborators apprehended, kidnapped victims rescued, and surrendered terrorists acquired.
“We additionally apprehended gunrunners, oil theft perpetrators and different violent extremists.
“Moreover, there have been a number of shut air assist operations, armed reconnaissance patrols and air interdiction missions,” he mentioned.
The defence spokesman mentioned the troops efficiently thwarted oil theft operations value roughly N2.1 billion and apprehended 122 oil theft perpetrators.
He mentioned that troops additionally recovered 1.7 million litres of stolen crude oil, 402,936 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 600 litres of DPK inside the month.
In accordance with him, all arrested people, recovered objects and rescued hostages have been handed over to the suitable authorities for additional motion.
Kangye mentioned successes within the month of February have been because of the tireless efforts of troops engaged in operations throughout the nation’s troubled zones.
He assured the general public that army would proceed to discharge its constitutional responsibility of safeguarding the lives and property of all Nigerians.
