Troops foil ₦846m oil theft, neutralise 171 terrorists, rescue 134 hostages
The Armed Forces of Nigeria successfully thwarted an oil theft operation worth ₦846 million in the South-South region.
A statement signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the troops also neutralised 171 terrorists and arrested 302 others.
A total of 25 perpetrators of oil theft were equally arrested, and 134 kidnapped hostages rescued.
The statement added that troops recovered 84 assorted weapons and 1,499 assorted ammunition consisting of one PKT gun, one G3 rifle, 3 AK49 rifles, 44 AK47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 18 dane guns, 10 pump action guns, 4 locally made pistols, 18 AK47 magazines, 2 FN magazines, one smoke grenade and one bandolier.
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Other recovered items include 843 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 506 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 60 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ball rimmed, 90 live cartridges, 5 baofeng radios, 11 vehicles, 46 motorcycles, 4 bicycles, 52 mobile phones, cutlasses and the sum of N126,285.00 only amongst others.
