The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday announced that troops arrested 147 suspected terrorists and other criminals across the country in the past week.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja, said 39 kidnapped victims were also rescued within the period.
He added that troops foiled the theft of crude oil valued at over ₦19.8 million in the South-South.Giving a breakdown of the operations, Kangye explained that between September 15 and Monday, troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East arrested 26 suspected terrorist collaborators and rescued three kidnap victims.
He said troops also recovered vehicles, motorcycles, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and large quantities of fabrics used by insurgents.According to him, 80 suspected terrorists were arrested, including two leaders identified as Abubakar Ahmadu and Saawuan Wuaiyolna.
Wuaiyolna, he noted, was a member of a notorious syndicate on the military’s wanted list.In the South-South, Kangye said troops arrested 19 suspected oil thieves and nine other criminal suspects, in addition to rescuing nine kidnap victims.
“Troops also discovered and destroyed 16 illegal refining sites, 14 crude oil cooking ovens, seven dugout pits, 11 boats, and eight storage tanks,” he added.
