SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, (THEWILL) – Five militants have been taken out by special forces of the Nigerian Army as it began its operation in the oil rich Niger Delta tagged: “Operation Crocodile Smile.”
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations in a statement on Saturday said the five dead militants were killed when they attacked federal troops “while numerous others were injured and 23 suspects were arrested.”
The statement said the operation which was conducted on Friday, 26th August 2016, was carried out by the Special Forces at the militants’ camps.
“Items recovered from the camps include 2 AK-47 rifles, 11 Pump Action Guns, a locally made revolver pistol, 292 cartridges of live Ammunition, 199 rounds of AK-47 rifle Ammunition, 4 electricity generating sets and a Camp Gas Cooker.
“The troops also recovered an abandoned Engine Boat left by the fleeing criminals,” the statement said.
The Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai on Friday flagged off the operation, which is expected to wipe out all forms of criminality in the oil region following the bombing of oil facilities by militants.
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