Muhammad Badaru, the Minister of Defence, has lauded the Nigerian Military.
According to him, they’ve outdone what was recorded in the past by working closely.
He disclosed at the Ministerial Sectorial Update in Abuja on Thursday that the cooperation between the leaders of the military branches and related agencies resulted in the elimination of more than 9,300 criminals and rebels, with 7,000 already taken into custody in the past year.
“The Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, and the Chief of Air Staff are working together as against what it used to be. That has led to productivity and efficiency in their operations. in addition to this, we have close collaboration with the office of the National Security Adviser, the police, NSCDC, and all other security agencies,” he said.
“This has translated to tremendous progress in the last year. Because of the synergy, we were able to neutralise more than 9,300 bandits and insurgents; about 7,000 were arrested while we rescued 4641 kidnapped victims in just one year. We have also recovered 4882 assorted weapons and 83, 900 assorted ammunition in just one year. Among those that we naturalised are bandits that you hear. We have neutralised not less than 20 bandit leaders that command armies of insurgents and terrorists in just one year. ”
He stated that the military had apprehended at least 1,437 individuals and neutralized 363 others in the past year as part of its initiatives to enhance oil production in the nation.
“In our efforts to improve the production of crude oil in the country, We have been able to arrest 1437 suspects, 363 neutralised and we have freed 245 held captive in the Niger Delta region. We have destroyed 3051 dug pits, 1276 boats, and 3924 storage tanks among others. So most of the illegal refineries are down. Many vessels have also been arrested,” he disclosed.
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