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43 Terrorists Killed, 76 Arrested In South-South Zone By Nigerian Army

POSTED ON January 22, 2024 •   LOCAL NEWS      BY Oluwakemi Ademuyiwa

43 terrorists have fallen to their death in the hands of the Nigerian military forces who also  apprehended 76 others in the South-South geopolitical zone. According to Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations. The update was provided in a statement released to the media.

Major General Buba revealed that the troops recovered a substantial arsenal, including 81 assorted weapons and 2,150 assorted ammunition.

The breakdown of the retrieved arms includes one NSVT AA gun, one GPMG, one PKMG, 36 AK47 rifles, one RPG 7 tube, 2 AGL bombs, 4 pump action guns, 4 locally fabricated guns, 8 dane guns, 3 shotguns, one cut-to-short dane gun, 2 Beretta pistols, one damaged AK47 rifle, 2 RPG chargers, wooden stock of AK47 rifles, LMG magazine, 8 bandoliers, and 42 magazines.

Additionally, the recovered items comprise 272 belted rounds of 7.62 x 51mm, 268 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 557 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm special, 1000 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 3 rounds of 12.7 x 108mm, 6 rounds of 9mm ammo, one AA ammo, 74 live cartridges, empty cases of 7.62mm special ammo, 2 vehicles, 25 motorcycles, 21 mobile phones, 6 Baofeng radios, and the sum of N1,266,920.00, among other items.

The Major General further disclosed that troops in the Niger Delta region uncovered and destroyed 7 dugout pits, 13 boats, 23 storage tanks, 2 barges, and 4 vehicles. The military operation also resulted in the recovery of 15 cooking ovens, 2 pump machines, and the dismantling of 16 illegal refining sites. A total of 139,045 litres of stolen crude oil, 25,115 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 5,200 litres of DPK were also recovered.

The military operation also saw the successful arrest of 29 individuals involved in oil theft, along with the rescue of 27 kidnapped hostages.

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