Nigerian Military Recovers Crude Oil Valued at N57 Billion, Neutralizes Terrorists
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Nigerian military has announced significant successes in its theatres of operations against crude oil theft and terrorism across the country.
According to Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, during a press briefing on Thursday said the military has recovered crude oil valued at an estimated N57 billion since January.
Gen. Buba stated that the military’s efforts have resulted in the neutralization of 500 terrorist commanders and 8,034 terrorists.
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Additionally, 11,623 terrorists have been arrested, and 6,376 hostages have been rescued.
He noted that “Troops recovered 8,216 weapons, 211,459 ammunitions and denied the oil theft of an estimated sum over #57 bn (N57,052,218,551.00) only.
“The breakdown of the recoveries are as follows: 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 ammunitions.
“Additionally, troops 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”.
Gen. Buba assured that the military will continue to maintain pressure on terrorist groups through ongoing operations across the country.
He stated that the military is creating conditions that prevent terrorists from carrying out acts of terror or harming citizens.
