Troops Arrest Two Terrorists, Suspected Oil Thieves, Logistics Couriers, 256 Others, Kill 148 in One Week

Linus Aleke in Abuja

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said troops on internal operations arrested two ammunition couriers working for terrorists, 256 others, and killed another 148 terrorists last week.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a statement, said troops rescued 291 hostages, arrested 51 suspected oil thieves, and recovered stolen crude worth N798,146,470.00 within the same period.
He said the suspected ammunition couriers identified as Danweri and Abubakar Hamza were apprehended in Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State.

General Buba said troops within the week recovered 146 assorted weapons and 2,599 assorted ammunition.
He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons to include: Two PKT guns, 72 AK-47 rifles, 33 fabricated rifles, 28 Dane guns, two locally made SMGs, three locally made pistols, two pump action guns, one RPG bomb, one RPG tube, and 39 magazines.

Others included: 1,596 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 636 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 111 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammo, 114 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 25 rounds of 9mm ammo, 98 live cartridges, three baofeng radios, three vehicles, 36 motorcycles, 40 mobile phones and the sum of N1,838,000.00, among other items.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta area, troops discovered and destroyed 66 illegal refining sites, 68 crude oil cooking ovens, 13 dugout pits, 41 boats and 45 storage tanks.
Other items recovered included; four speedboats, one pumping machine, 150 drums, one generator, two motorcycles, two mobile phones, one drone and five vehicles, among others.

Troops also recovered 657,470 litres of stolen crude oil, 127,870 litres of illegally refined diesel and 5,000 litres of DPK.