DHQ Seeks Support For Troops, 266 Terrorists Killed

Surrender of be killed the Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has warned terrorists and other criminals causing trouble in the country.

The stern warning was issued by Major General Edward Buba, the Director, Defence Media Operations in Abuja on Thursday while briefing journalists on the ongoing war against insurgency and banditry.

According to the military spokesman, a lot has been achieved by troops in the battle to rid the country of Boko Haram terrorists and bandits, operating mostly in the northern parts of the country.

He called on Nigerians to support troops who put their lives on harm’s way daily to defend the country from internal and external aggression.

He said: “I urge all segments of society to take example from our gallant troops in the frontlines fighting to achieve the goal of liquidating terrorists and insurgents across the country in order to restore peace and security.

“These men and women are from all the nooks and cranny of our country and act shoulder to shoulder as a united force to achieve a common cause of destroying camps of violence in the country,’’ he said.

Giving the breakdown of what troops have achieved, Gen. Buba said 266 terrorists have been neutralized, 463 arrested while 116 hostages have been rescued from kidnappers in the last one month.

He added that a total of 447 assorted weapons and 6,697 ammunitions, comprising 237 AK47 rifles, 26 locally fabricated guns, 18 pump action guns, 55 Dane guns, and 6,807 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, were recovered.

Other items recovered, he stated are 421 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 16 rounds of 9mm and 506 live cartridges.

In the South-South, Buba said the troops, recovered 1,832,150 litres of stolen crude oil, 523,799 litres of illegally refined AGO, 16,716 litres of DPK and 5,200 litres of PMS among others.