Troops Seize 696,000 Stolen Crude, Destroy 34 Illegal Refineries In Two Weeks
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operations Delta Safe (OPDS) have seized 696,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 54,400 litres of illegally refined diesel, and 1,200 litres of petrol during several operations against oil thieves in the Niger Delta region in the past two weeks.
The military high command said the seized products were worth N388,469,650.00.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday, September 28, during a briefing at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, added that troops destroyed 34 illegal refineries, 38 dugout pits, 21 boats, and 57 storage tanks, and arrested 22 perpetrators of oil theft
Buba said troops on operation in North East, North West, and North Central Nigeria killed 191 terrorists and arrested 184 others.
He said the troops also rescued 91 kidnap victims, while a total of 104 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families surrendered to troops at different locations in the frontline.
The Defence spokesperson said troops of Operation UDO KA killed 11 indigenous people of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) fighters, arrested 20 suspected criminals, and rescued 15 kidnap victims during operations in South East.
He said the troops recovered a total of 209 assorted weapons and 2,894 assorted ammunition in all the operations across the country, in the past two weeks.
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Buba said: “The breakdown are
- 46 AK47 rifles,
- eight G3 rifles,
- one SMG,
- one PKT gun,
- 11 locally made rifles,
- eight Dane gun,
- two locally made revolvers,
- nine locally fabricated AK47 rifles,
- one locally made SMG,
- two high-grade military rifles,
- three locally made IED launchers,
- three locally made pistols,
- one x 36 hand grenade,
- IEDs,
- 5 Ak47 rifles loaded with 113 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo,
- 837 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo,
- 289 rounds of 7.62mm NATO,
- 275 rounds of 9mm ammo and
- 43 live cartridges.
“Others are one
- unserviceable FN rifle,
- 22 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo,
- 4 rounds of 7.62mm special (refilled),
- 32 magazines,
- 3 G3 magazines,
- 45 empty cases of 7.62mm NATO ammo,
- daggers,
- 15 cutlasses,
- 14 vehicles,
- 9 motorcycles,
- 7 bicycles,
- 4 fragmental jackets,
- one tripod,
- 2 boafeng radios,
- 24 mobile phones and
- the sum of N55,798,105.00.”
