The military has revealed that its troops killed a total of 481 terrorists and arrested 741 others in a week.
The military disclosed this on Thursday during its press briefing in Abuja, led by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations.
Buba said troops rescued 492 kidnapped hostages and recovered 480 weapons and 9,026 assorted ammunition.
The military, however, declared nine terrorists wanted. They include Abu Khadijah, Abdurrahman, Dadi Gumba (Abu Muhammel), Usman Kanin Shehu, Abu Yusuf, Musa Wa’a, Ibrahim Suyeka, Ba Sulhu, Idris Taklakse.
Buba noted that troops of the Nigerian military also denied the oil theft of an estimated sum of N4bn
Exhibits recovered during the recent operation include 263 AK47 rifles, 81 locally fabricated guns, 91 Dane guns, 76 pump action guns, 5,683 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo and 1,944 rounds of 7.62mm NATO.
Others include 642 cartridges, 160 assorted arms and 1,526 assorted ammunition. Others are 3,226,645 litres of stolen crude oil, 763,860 litres of illegally refined AGO and 12,690 litres of PMS.
The military further noted that despite the demise of the Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. TA Lagbaja, would not be deterred in its responsibility to destroy the terrorists.
“We are rather inspired by his actions on the battlefield as a war commander as well as his strong desire to defeat the terrorists in order to end the war.
“Accordingly, the military will continue to work decisively to kill the terrorists, stop the insecurity in the nation and ensure the safety of citizens. The armed forces remain in a good and strong position in this war, and will win this war,” he said.