Insecurity: Troops neutralise scores, nab 137 suspected criminals, rescue 140 kidnap victims

<p>The Defence Headaches, DHQ on Thursday said that the Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security forces have neutralised scores of Terrorists, nabbed 137 suspected criminals, rescued 140 kidnapped victims and recovered assorted weapons.</p>, <p>In the past two weeks across the States of the Federation in the various operations being conducted in the various theatres in the six geo-political zones of the country targeted towards insurgency activities.</p>, <p>The Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba who stated this while speaking at the bi-weekly briefing with Defence Correspondents on the ongoing military operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria said that the troops also rested 3 gunrunners, 2 kidnappers, 6 collaborators, 15 perpetrators of oil theft and recovered the sum of N3,177,650.00 in Cash.</p>, <p>According to him, “the men and women of the military have answered a call to duty to fight the perpetrators of these evil to submission. We are in a good fight, and must flush them out from amongst us. “in the course of operations across the country troops recovered a total number of 37 weapons and 370 ammunition.”</p>, <p>He rolled out the breakdown 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.</p>, <p>“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 said.</p>, <p>On the joint task force (JTF) operations in the North East zone of the country, Major General Buba said the troops of Operation HADIN KAI conducted offensive operations in Konduga and Bama LGA of Borno St