The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops conducting military operations across Nigeria killed more than 102 terrorists, criminals, illegal miners and informants, arrested 486 suspects and rescued 393 kidnapped victims during operations in July.
The figures were contained in an infographic released by the DHQ on Thursday, summarising ongoing military operations conducted nationwide during the month.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that the Defence Headquarters began publishing monthly operational infographics earlier this year. So far, it has released summaries covering January, February, March, May, June and July, with no infographic published for April
In its latest release, the DHQ said 57 insurgents also surrendered to troops during the period.
The infographic showed that troops destroyed 18 illegal refining sites and other criminal infrastructure as part of operations targeting oil theft and economic sabotage, particularly in the Niger Delta.
