On Thursday, the Defence Headquarters announced that during the previous two weeks, troops had seized N1.2 billion worth of stolen crude.
This was in line with its pledge to render terrorists incapable of launching limited strikes against vulnerable targets.
Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations, made this statement on Thursday in Abuja during a briefing for media about the military’s recent two weeks’ worth of operations.
“These evil elements have been prevented from accomplishing their strategic objectives by the ongoing counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations,” he declared. The military will keep deteriorating its capacity to launch targeted small-scale assaults meant to incite fear in the community.
He added that in a single week, military operations resulted in the deaths of 73 terrorists, the arrest of 182, and the release of 68 hostages.
The director reported that 14 suspected oil thieves were detained after troops found and demolished 63 illegal refining sites that included 15 dugout pits, 45 boats, 87 storage tanks, 128 cooking ovens, one pumping machine, and four outboard engines.
An estimated N1, 212,046,140 worth of goods were found, according to Buba, including 962,500 liters of stolen crude oil, 35,420 liters of illegally refined AGO, 38,450 liters of DPK, and 45,000 liters of PMS.
