The Defence Headquarters Thursday revealed that troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria killed 36 terrorists and arrested no fewer than 163 suspected criminals and gunmen across theatres of operation in the last two weeks.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known at a media briefing on in Abuja.
He said the troops also recovered the sum of N3.1 million, rescued 140 kidnapped hostages, recovered 37 weapons and 370 ammunition.
Buba added that the troops arrested 137 gunmen, three gunrunners, two kidnappers, six collaborators, 15 perpetrators of oil theft and six collaborators.
He noted that arms recovered included: 16 AK47 rifles, six pump action guns, six dane guns, three fabricated rifles, two locally made pistols, 199 rounds of 7.62mm special, six rounds of 7.62mm NATO, nine AK47 magazines and two G3 magazines.
Also recovered were eight vehicles, 45 motorcycles, 32 mobile phones and 925 machetes, and 151 machete sharpeners.
In the North East, Buba revealed that the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised nine terrorists and arrested 19 insurgents, six terrorism collaborators and couriers and rescued 12 hostages within the period.
He said a total of 313 terrorists, comprising 12 male adults, 138 female adults and 162 children, surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatres of operation.
The defence spokesperson noted that the air component attacked and degraded terrorists who were gathered at a hideout in Wulade.
On oil theft, Buba said the troops discovered and destroyed 61 dugout pits, 32 wooden boats, 87 storage tanks, one speedboat, 32 cooking ovens, three outboard engines, one generator, two pumping machines and 36 illegal refining sites.
He added that 310,700 litres of stolen crude oil, 14,675 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, 49,000 Dual Purpose Kerosene and five litres of Premium Motor Spirit.
