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Nigeria’s defence spokesman claims 148 suspected terrorists killed in seven days
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Saturday that troops on internal security operations arrested two terrorist ammunition couriers and 256 other suspects in the last seven days.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
He said the troops killed 148 suspected terrorists and rescued 291 hostages during the period.
He added that the troops arrested 51 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen crude worth N798.1 million last week.
The spokesman revealed that the suspected ammunition couriers identified as Danweri and Abubakar Hamza were arrested in the Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State.
Buba said: “The troops recovered 146 assorted weapons and 2,599 assorted ammunition comprising two PKT guns, 72 AK47 rifles, 33 fabricated rifles and 28 Dane guns, among others.
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“Also recovered were 1,596 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 636 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 111 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammo, 114 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 25 rounds of 9mm ammo and 98 live cartridges.
“The rest were three Baofeng radios, three vehicles, 36 motorcycles, 40 mobile phones and the sum of N1.8 million.
“Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta area, troops discovered and destroyed 66 illegal refining sites, 68 crude oil cooking ovens, 13 dugout pits, 41 boats and 45 storage tanks.
“Other items recovered include; four speedboats, one pumping machine, 150 drums, one generator, two motorcycles, two mobile phones, one drone and five vehicles among others.
“Troops also recovered 657,470 litres of stolen crude oil, 127,870 litres of illegally refined AGO and 5,000 litres of DPK.”
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