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\nThe Defence Headquarters says troops have, in the last week, neutralised a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner identified as Abu Mosaje in Plateau and 96 other terrorists across the country.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Buba said the military has intensified ongoing counterterrorism operations across the nation targeting not just the terrorists but their network of collaborators, informants, and support base.<\/p>\n
According to him, Abu Mosaje was killed in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, adding that the same troops apprehended a wanted kidnap kingpin, Babangida Usman, in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<\/p>\n
Buba said that Babangida had been on the security watch list.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurthermore, troops arrested another notorious gunrunner and his son, identified as Timothy Yusuf and Timothy Obadiah.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile, in the South East, troops arrested seven IPOB\/ESN terrorists, including a notorious kidnapper and informants, in Enugu North and Ehime Mbano Local Government Areas of Enugu and Imo States.<\/p>\n
\u201cNevertheless, during the week under review, troops neutralised 79 and arrested 224 persons.<\/p>\n
\u201cTroops also arrested 28 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 67 kidnapped hostages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Buba said the troops in the South-South denied the oil thieves of the estimated sum of N747m during the week.<\/p>\n
He added that troops also discovered and destroyed 215 crude oil cooking ovens, 26 dugout pits, 29 boats, 62 storage tanks, 20 drums, and 42 illegal refining sites.<\/p>\n
He said the troops also recovered one barge, one tugboat, two pumping machines, two speedboats, nine outboard engines, two vehicles, 21 motorcycles, 11 mobile phones, and eight vehicles, among others.<\/p>\n
\u201cTroops recovered 842,685 litres of stolen crude oil, 12,340 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 200 litres of DPK.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurthermore, across all the theatres of operations, troops recovered 104 assorted weapons and 1,953 assorted ammunition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe breakdown is as follows: 53 AK-47 rifles, 25 fabricated rifles, one FN rifle, 11 Dane guns, two pump-action guns, one fabricated SMG, four IEDs, seven RPG bombs, 30 magazines, four IEDs, and three locally made butts.<\/p>\n
\u201cOthers are: 1,186 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 417 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 49 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 190 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 12 live cartridges, three bandoliers, one Baofeng, and 35 motorcycles, amongst other items.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall, troops remain steadfast in the destruction of terrorists across the country and remain committed to creating conditions in which the safety and security of citizens is guaranteed,\u201d he added. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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