(DHQ) says the military have in the last one week killed no fewer than 185 terrorists and kidnappers and apprehended 212 others in various operations across the country. The Director Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, a major general, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Mr Buba said the troops also arrested 44 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 71 kidnapped hostages.
According to him, the weapons recovered include 113 AK47 rifles, one G3 rifle, one PKT gun, 44 locally fabricated guns, seven primed IEDs, 1,382 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 387 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 74 rounds of 9mm ammo, 23 K2 rounds ammo and 111 live cartridges. “Others include, 5,410 empty cases of 7.62mm special, six empty cases of cartridges, two magazines loaded with 60 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 21 magazines, one pistol magazine, two bandoliers, two vehicles, 22 motorcycles, 47 mobile phones, 11 HH radios and the sum of N2.3 million amongst other items,” he sai
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