August 31, 2026
By Kingsley Omonobi
Troops fighting in different theatres of operation against insecurity/national threats neutralised a total of 324 terrorists and criminal elements, rescued over 621 kidnapped victims and arrested over 373 terrorists/criminal elements in August.
Troops discovered and deactivated 21 illegal refinery sites in the Niger Delta, and recovered 686,800 litres of stolen crude oil products from economic saboteurs
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, at a briefing in Abuja, noted that, “Additionally, 201 insurgents surrendered to troops, while 88 assorted arms and 2077 rounds of ammunition were recovered from terrorists and criminal elements.
