The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that troops of the Nigerian Military, in collaboration with other security agencies, killed a total of 1,937 terrorists, including 65 who were notable leaders between July and September 2024.
The DHQ also revealed that in the period under consideration, troops arrested 2,782 suspected terrorists and other criminal elements, as well as rescued 1,854 kidnapped hostages, while 1,304 weapons and 43,347 ammunition were recovered in the process.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, made this known during a press briefing on Thursday.
He said, “Troops’ offensive actions culminated in the neutralization of over 65 notable terrorist leaders, commanders, and combatants across all theatres of operations. Significant terrorist leaders were eliminated from the battlefield.
“These include Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla (Dan Hausawan Jubillaram), Ameer Modu, Matawal Bitrus, Thomas Benedict, Mohammed Sani, Rimamy (aka Omo), Terkimbi Injoko, Jacob Uzege, Ibn Kasir, Kachalla Ɗan Baleri, Kachallah Halilu Jimmare (Buzu), Kachalla Dan Ali Garin Fadama, Kachalla Dan Mani Na Inna, Kachalla Basiru Zakarriya and Ofem Igwe among others.
“Overall, in the third quarter of this year, troops neutralised 1,937 terrorists, arrested 2,782 suspected terrorists and other criminal elements as well as rescued 1,854 kidnapped hostages. Furthermore, troops recovered 1,304 weapons and 43,347 ammunition.”
Buba added that troops prevented crude oil worth N13bn from being stolen within the duration under review, which in return, pushed the country’s crude oil production to an all-time high.
“Troops denied oil theft of an estimated sum over N13,081,605,534.00 only.12,143,870 litres of stolen crude oil, 2,623,216 litres of illegally refined AGO, 6,970 litres of DPK, and 31,450 litres of PMS amongst other items. Accordingly, the nation’s daily crude oil production output is at an all-time high, with the nation’s daily target in sight,” the DHQ spokesperson said.
