The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that its troops recovered over N57bn from oil thieves in Niger Delta and rescued 6,376 hostages between January to date.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, disclosed this while briefing the press on Thursday in Abuja.
Buba said the operations conducted across the nation’s regions further led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists and the arrest of 11,623 others.
Troops in the South-South region recovered 53,101,430 litres of stolen crude oil, 9,179,181 litres of illegally refined AGO and 90,595 litres of DPK. Others are; 156,095 litres of PMS amongst other items,”
Other items recovered across the country include 4,053 AK47 rifles, 1,123 locally fabricated guns, 731 Dane guns and 240 pump action guns.
Others are 120,247 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 41,515 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 5,373 cartridges, 1,940 assorted arms and 25,664 assorted ammunition.
Buba said, “Overall, the military is keeping up the pressure through ongoing operations in the various theatres across the country.
“The military is through these operations, increasingly creating conditions in which terrorists cannot carry out acts of terror or harm citizens.
“On the whole, the armed forces are constantly examining ways to improve the effectiveness of its operations and guarantee the safety of citizens. Relatedly, operations are on an upward trajectory to winning the war.”