The Nigerian troops have killed 36 terrorists, arrested 137 gunmen, three gunrunners,two kidnappers and six collaborators in its renewed fight against terrorism in the country.
Besides,the troops also arrested fifteen perpetrators of oil theft and recovered the sum of N3,177,650.00 as well as rescued 140 kidnapped hostages.
Major General Edward Buba, the Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO),announced these on Thursday,while addressing newsmen on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa.
He said,in the course of operations across the country troops recovered a total number of 37 weapons and 370 ammunition.
He added: “The breakdown is as follows: 16 Ak47 rifles, 6 pump action guns, 6 dane guns, 3 fabricated rifles, 2 locally made pistol, 199 rounds of 7.62mm special, 6 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 9 AK47 magazines and 2 G3 magazines, 8 vehicles, 45 motorcycles, 32 mobile phones, 925 machetes, 151 machete sharpeners.
“Others include 61 dugout pits, 32 wooden boats, 87 storage tanks, one speedboat, 32 cooking ovens, 3 outboard engine, one generator, 2 pumping machines, 36 illegal refining sites, 310,700 litres of stolen crude oil, 14,675 litres Automotive Gas Oil, 49,000 Dual Purpose Kerosine and 5 litres of Premium Motor Spirit.”
He assured that the troops will sustain the momentum in tackling the security challenges and shall continue to fight the perpetrators to submission.
He implored Nigerians to continue to support the military and stand with it with a view to flushing out criminals from Nigeria.
He added: “It is not enough “to see something and say something” as is popularly stated. There are more people that know things happening around them, than those who are waiting to see first before reporting. Consequently, “know something, say something and be assured the military will do something”.