January 31, (THEWILL) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops neutralised 358 terrorists and arrested 431 others in January 2025.
Director of Defence Media operations, Major General Edward Buba, told defence correspondents in Abuja, that the troops also rescued 249 hostages, and recovered 370 weapons and 4,972 ammunitions within the period.
A breakdown of recovered weapons includes 105 AK47 rifles, 25 locally fabricated guns, 32 Dane guns, 23 pump action guns, 3,066 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 758 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 980 cartridges, 72 assorted arms and 500 assorted ammunitions.
Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta region, Buba said troops arrested 59 suspected oil thieves and recovered 2,732,038 litres of stolen crude oil, 42,515 litres of illegally refined AGO, 200 litres of DPK and 2,250 litres of PMS, amongst other items.
He reiterated the commitment of the military to the safety and security of Nigerians.
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