January 24, (THEWILL) – Nigerian military troops have neutralised a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said Abu Mosaje was killed in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State by troops who also apprehended another notorious gunrunner, Timothy Yusuf, and his son, Obadiah.
Also, in Kaduna State, troops arrested a wanted kidnap kingpin, Babangida Gora Usman, in Sanga LGA.
While the troops in the South-East arrested seven suspected IPOB/ESN members, including a notorious kidnapper and informant in Enugu North and Ehime Mbano LGAs of Enugu and Imo States, respectively, in the South-South, troops arrested 28 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen items worth N747,070,710,00.
The troops discovered and destroyed 42 illegal refining sites, 215 crude oil cooking ovens, 26 dugout pits, 29 boats, 62 storage tanks and 20 drums.
Other items recovered included one barge, one tug boat, two pumping machines, two speedboats, nine outboard engines, two vehicles, 21 motorcycles, 11 mobile phones and eight vehicles, among others.
General Buba said troops operating across all the theatres of operations recovered 104 assorted weapons and 1,953 assorted ammunition.
A breakdown of recovered weapons includes: 53 AK47 rifles, 25 fabricated rifles, one FN rifle, 11 Dane guns, two pump action guns, one fabricated SMG, four IEDs, seven RPG bombs, 30 magazines, four IEDs, three locally made butts, 1,186 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 417 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 49 rounds of 12.7mm ammo, 190 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammo, 12 live cartridges, three bandoliers, one baofeng, 35 motorcycles, 22 mobile phones, amongst other items.
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