By Joy Odor
The Director, Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major General Edward Buba has informed that in the course of the Joint Task Force Operational Activities (JTF-Op), the troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai in the North East neutralized 240 terrorists, arrested 276 terrorists and collaborators, and rescued 147 kidnapped hostages.
Additionally, he said, a total of 4,560 combatant fighters with their families surrendered to troops as troops also recovered 169 assorted weapons, 1,195 assorted ammunitions and 199 other equipment.
According to him, the breakdown are as follows:
57 AK47 rifles, one GPMG, 2 HK21 rifles, one FN rifle, one G3 rifle, one pistol, 22 dane guns, one double barrel, 73 AK47 magazines, 3 hand grenades, 2 LMG magazines, one RPG tube, 2 tear gas launchers, 674 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 500 rounds of 7.62mm x 54mm, 20 PKM rounds, one cartridge, 2 vehicles, 29 motorcycles, 47 bicycles, 18 mobile phones, 13 steering rod and pumps, 5 gear boxes and 4 boafeng radios and 158 livestock.
JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION SAFE HAVEN (NORTH CENTRAL)
SUMMARY
In the course operations, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 94 terrorists, arrested 477 suspects and rescued 76 kidnaped hostages.
Troops also, recovered 82 assorted weapons and 760 assorted ammunitions.
Breakdown as follows: 20 AK47 rifles, 5 revolvers, 27 fabricated rifles, 6 fabricated pistols, 13 dane guns, 5 pistols, 2 pump actions, 6 Ak47 magazines, 523 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 190 rounds of 5.5mm ammo, 31 rounds 9mm ammo, 18 cartridges and 1,722 livestock.
OPERATION WHIRL STROKE (NORTH CENTRAL)
Details are as follows:
SUMMARY
In the course of operations, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralized 83 terrorists, arrested 104 suspects and rescued 18 kidnapped hostages.
Also, troops recovered 37 weapons, 68 assorted ammunitions and 127 items.
Breakdown as follows: 2 AK47 rifles, one FN rifle, 5 locally fabricated pistols, 2 dane guns, one pistols, 15 AK47 magazines, 2 G3 magazines, 2 FN magazines, one GPMG barrel, one Ak47 barrels, 3 rifle butts and one locally fabricated bullet.
In addition, troops recovered 4 woodland camouflage, 15 motorcycles, 9 mobile phones, 6 vehicles, 5 cutlasses, 2 pairs of black boots, one fragmental jackets, one generator set, 3 knives, 2 machetes and one saw and metal.
JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (NORTH WEST)
Details are as follows;
SUMMARY
In the course of operation, troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI neutralized 248 terrorists, arrested 116 suspected terrorists and rescued 359 kidnapped hostages.13 Troops also recovered a total of 67 assorted weapons, 926 assorted ammunitions and 160 others criminating items.
Breakdown as follows:
31 AK47 rifles, 10 dane guns, 2 GPMG, one FN rifle, one berretta pistol, one pump action gun, 2 PKT gun, one fabricated AK47 rifle.
In addition, troops recovered 743 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 123 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammo, 30 rounds of 7.62mm x 39mm ammo, 12 rounds of 7.62mm x 54mm ammo, 8 rounds of 9mm ammo, 9 rounds of PKT, 188 motorcycles, 42 mobile phones and 1,697 rustled livestock.
JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION DELTA SAFE (SOUTH SOUTH)
Details as follows:
SUMMARY
In the course of operations, troops of Operation DELTA SAFE neutralized 69 combatants, arrested 191 oil theft collaborators and rescued 12 kidnapped hostages.
Troops prevented oil theft of 6,652,250 litres of crude oil, 3,558,325 illegally refined AGO, 188,650 PK and 65,600 litres of PMS.
Troops discovered and destroyed 249 boats, 28 pumping machines, and 3 vessels.
Troops also recovered a total of 51 assorted weapons.
JOINT TASK FORCE OPERATION UDO KA (SOUTH EAST)
Details are as follows:
SUMMARY
In the course of operations, troops of Operation UDO KA neutralized 80 combatants, arrested 162 IPOB/ESN criminals and rescued 109 kidnapped hostages.
Troops also recovered 63 assorted weapons, 320 assorted ammunitions and 166 other incriminating items.
Breakdown as follows:
7 AK47 rifles, 21 pump action guns, 16 pistols, one locally made hand grenade, one locally made bomb, 4 AK47 magazines, 2 MG links, one IED, 266 cartridges, 54 rounds of 7.62mm special, 41 vehicles, 51 motorcycles, one bicycle, 71 handsets, one boafeng radio and 11 laptops.
