On Thursday, the military high command said that its operations in the Niger Delta had prevented oil thieves from stealing crude oil worth an estimated N4 billion from the nation.
The command reported that during this time, oil thieves turned over more than 6.6 million liters of stolen crude oil, 3.5 million liters of AGO, 200,000 liters of DPK, and more than 65,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirits.
Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media activities, made this announcement in Abuja at the quarterly briefing on military activities across the nation between June and August 2023.
In the South-South geopolitical zone, he claimed, “troops actions resulted in the arrest of 6,652,250 liters of stolen crude oil, 3,558,325 liters of unlawfully refined AGO, 288,650 liters of DPK, and 65,600 PMS. All of this adds up to an estimated N4 billion that the oil thieves were not given. preventing economic saboteurs from stealing this money from the country.
Buba added that while 814 terrorists were killed in the North East, troops nationwide detained 2,328 offenders during various operations.
We eliminated 814 terrorists and detained 1,326 criminals between June and August 2023, according to Buba’s activities across the six geopolitical zones. In addition to rescuing 721 hostages who had been taken captive, we also detained 42 kidnappers, 231 accomplices, 33 armed robbers, 80 livestock rustlers, 325 militia members, 27 rail vandals, 73 gunrunners, and 191 suspected oil thieves. 4,560 terrorists and their families also turned themselves in to the authorities.
According to Buba, criminal elements left with 3,269 different types of ammunition, 674 pieces of equipment, and other items.
“Troops recovered a total of 501 weapons, 3,577 animals, 3,269 different types of ammunition, and 674 other pieces of equipment,” he stated. These weapons and ammo are broken down as follows: 117 AK47 rifles, one AK49 rifle, five revolvers, 28 rifles, eleven pistols, 57 Dane guns, 23 pistols, 24 pump action guns, three FN rifles, three GPMGs, one double barrel gun, one barreta pistol, one G3 rifle, two HK21 rifles, and one IED. 123 7.62mm NATO rounds, 2,008 7.62mm special rounds, 30 7.62mm x 39mm rounds, 512 7.62mm x 54mm rounds, 190 5.5mm rounds, 39 9mm rounds, 29 PKM rounds, and 19 cartridges.
Two rifle butts, one AK47 barrel, one GMPG barrel, two MG links, 98 AK47 magazines, two G3 magazines, two FN magazines, two PKT magazines, two LMG magazines, two tear gas launchers, one bulletproof vest, 49 vehicles, 213 motorcycles, 48 bicycles, 69 mobile phones, five boating radios, four woodland camouflages, two boots, 74 knives, 71 handsets, 11 laptops, and 13 computers were all
