The Defence Headquarters says the troops neutralised no fewer than 974 terrorists, apprehended 621 others, and rescued 466 hostages in several theatres of operation throughout the nation within the month of February.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba disclosed this whereas giving an replace on the armed forces operations on Thursday in Abuja.
Buba stated the troops recovered 1,573 assorted weapons, 23,345 assorted arms and ammunition inside the month.
He listed the recovered weapons to incorporate 640 AK47 rifles, 248 domestically fabricated weapons, 93 pump motion weapons, 168 Dane weapons, 15,120 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, 6,102 rounds of seven.62mm NATO, 512 rounds of 9mm and a pair of,132 stay cartridges.
He stated the troops additionally recovered 8.9 million litres of stolen crude oil, 1.06 million litres of illegally refined AGO, 18,950 litres of DPK and 45,950 litres of PMS, amongst different objects.
Within the North East, Buba stated the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 242 terrorists, arrested 57 suspected terrorists, and rescued 42 hostages through the interval.
Buba stated 1,157 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist fighters and their households surrendered to troops within the month.
He added that the troops recovered 198 AK47 rifles, 61 fabricated, 30 Dane weapons, 45 assorted arms, 3,692 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammo, 1,854 rounds of seven.62mm NATO and 339 rounds of ammunition through the interval.
Within the North Central, Buba stated the troops of Operation Protected Haven eradicated 31 terrorists, apprehended 187 suspects and rescued 19 hostages in addition to a cache of arms.
He added that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke eradicated 100 terrorists, apprehended 67 suspects and rescued 53 hostages through the month.
Within the North West, he stated the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji neutralised 345 terrorists, apprehended 80 suspects and rescued 289 hostages within the month.
He stated the troops of Operation Whirl reporter neutralised 150 terrorists, apprehended 161 suspects, rescued 44 hostages and recovered a big cache of arms and ammunition.
Within the South-South, Buba stated troops of Operation Delta Protected apprehended 359 suspected oil thieves and impounded 8.9 million litres of crude oil, 1.06 million litres of AGO, 18,950 litres of DPK and 45,940 litres of PMS.
He added that the troops additionally recovered 79 assorted weapons and destroyed 316 picket boats, 3859 rounds of ammunition and 246 unlawful refining websites inside the month.
Within the South East, the defence spokesman stated troops of Operation UDO KA neutralised 106 terrorists, apprehended 69 suspects and rescued 19 hostages.
