December 30, (THEWILL) – Nigerian military troops killed 6,886 terrorists and other criminal elements, arrested 6,970 suspects and rescued 4,488 kidnapped hostages between January to December 2023.
The troops also recovered 3,320 assorted weapons and 39,075 assorted ammunition.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this while giving a scorecard of troops’ operations across the country between January to December 2023.
Speaking on the fight against crude oil theft, Buba said the troops recovered 100,316,600 litres of crude oil, 60,339,426 litres of AGO, 3,465,450 litres of DPK and 3,544,990 litres of PMS.
“This unpredictable nature of the threat and the attendant demands for stability have continued to pose significant challenges for security forces. Consequently, various forces have continued to evolve Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) to professionally respond to these threats,” he said.
The DHQ spokesman said the Armed Forces has been developing the desired enablers to overcome the country’s numerous threats, adding that the application of kinetic and non-kinetic efforts in collaboration with other Services and security agencies has continued to shape the operating environment in which the Armed Forces “are in a dominant position.”
He said attention was given to providing relevant resources to enhance troops’ capacity to defeat the threats.
“The cumulative outcome of these efforts is reflected in increased stability achieved across the various theatres of operations. Troops are in a dominant position and are winning the war,” he said.
On the recent attacks in Plateau State, Buba assured that the carnage would never repeat itself in the State or anywhere else in the country again.
“Attacks on Plateau will never repeat itself again. We have put modalities in place to ensure that Whatever limited us the last time that did not allow us to get to some of these locations on time has been eliminated. We are aware of the letters and we are doing something. We are seriously going after those who perpetrated the crime,” he said.
