KINGSLEY OMONOBI FROM THE VANGUARD
The Defence headquarters said on Tuesday, December 31st 2024 that combined ground, sea and air forces prosecuting the war against insecurity in the country, neutralised a total of 10,937 terrorists, arrested 12,538 others and rescued 7,063 kidnapped hostages.
It noted that the offensive which took place from January till date resulted in troops significantly degrading the military capabilities as well as the fighting capabilities of terrorists.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba while making this known, said, “During the course of the year, troops eliminated over a thousand notable terrorist leaders, commanders and combatants among others.
“Troops denied the oil theft of an estimated sum of over #68 billion (N68,453,376,040.00). Troops also destroyed 2,612 illegal refining sites and 2,019 wooden boats used for siphoning crude oil. Troops recovered 56,223,002 litres of stolen crude oil, 9,735,836 litres of illegally refined AGO, 95,595 litres of DPK and 156,527 litres of PMS amongst other item…
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