According to the military high command, operations in the Niger Delta region have prevented oil thieves from stealing crude oil worth an estimated N4 billion from the nation.
Over 6.6 million liters of stolen crude oil, 3.5 million liters of AGO, 200,000 liters of DPK, and over 65,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirits were all found in this time period, according to the command.
This information was revealed in Abuja at the quarterly briefing on military activities around the nation from June to August 2023 by Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media activities.
According to what he claimed, “Troops operations in the South-South geopolitical zone resulted in the arrest of 6,652,250 liters of stolen crude oil, 3,558,325 liters of unlawfully refined AGO, 288,650 liters of DPK, and 65,600 PMS. In total, the oil thieves were allegedly denied access to N4 billion. preventing the country from losing this money to economic saboteurs.
In addition, Buba claimed that although 814 terrorists were killed in the North East by forces engaged in various operations, 2,328 criminals were apprehended nationwide.
According to Buba, from June to August 2023, operations across the six geopolitical zones showed that we had captured 1,326 criminals and killed 814 terrorists. We detained 42 kidnappers, 231 accomplices, 33 armed robbers, 80 livestock rustlers, 325 militia members, 27 rail vandals, 73 gunrunners, 191 suspected oil thieves, and freed 721 captives who had been taken hostage. 4,560 terrorists who were with their families also turned themselves in to the military.
According to Buba, criminal elements had 3,269 different types of ammunition, 674 different pieces of equipment, and other items hidden away.
501 guns, 3,577 animals, 3,269 different types of ammo, and 674 other pieces of equipment were all found by the troops, he claimed. These weapons and ammo are broken down as follows: 117 AK47 rifles, 1 AK49 rifle, 5 revolvers, 28 rifles, 11 pistols, 57 Dane guns, 23 pistols, 24 pump action guns, 3 FN rifles, 3 GPMGs, 1 double barrel gun, 1 barreta pistol, 1 G3 rifle, 2 HK21 rifles, 1 IED, 123 rounds of the 7.62mm NATO, 2,008 rounds of the 7.62mm special, 30 rounds of the 7.62mm x 39mm, 512 rounds of the 7.62mm x 54mm, 190 rounds of the 5.5mm, 39 rounds of the 9mm, 29 rounds of the PKM, and 19 cartridges.
One RPG tube, three hand grenades, one home-made hand grenade, one home-made bomb, two rifle butts, one AK-47 barrel, one GMPG barrel, two MG links, 98 AK-47 magazines, two G3 magazines, two FN magazines, two PKT magazines, two LMG magazines, two tear gas launchers, one bulletproof vest, 49 cars, 213 motorcycles, 48 bicycles, 69 mobile phones, five boating radios
