The Nigerian Armed Forces have intercepted several bags of fertilizer and 215,000 litres of crude oil in the course of their Operations.

Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major Gen. John Enenche made the disclosure while updating journalists on the military operations in Abuja, Thursday. 

Enenche said the gallant troops of HADARIN DAJI  carried out several operations including rescue operations as well as clearance, ambushes and aerial patrols operations that led to the neutralization of criminal elements and recovery of rustled livestock. 

He recalled that the gallant troops neutralized 50 armed bandits in the encounter while 4 soldiers sustained injuries, also recovered 334 livestock from the bandits in Kuriya village of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

According to him, the gallant troops have not relented as they continued to dominate the North-West theatre of operation with aggressive fighting and aerial patrols to deny the criminal elements freedom of action.

Enenche noted that within the period in focus, the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE inflicted heavy casualties on some Boko Haram Terrorists at Alagarno Village in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State neutralized several of them, while 10 gun trucks were recovered by the troops. 

On the newly launched subsidiary Operation TURA TAKAI BANGO, Enenche said the troops had contact and engaged some marauding BHT criminal elements at Gujba Local Government of Yobe State saying 28 terrorists were neutralized and several others escaped with gunshot wounds, while one gun truck and several arms and ammunition were recovered. 

He noted that the troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE successfully carried out a daring rescue operation at Mararaba Udege general area in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, rescuing 3 kidnapped persons and neutralizing one-armed bandit and the kidnapped victims were subsequently reunited with their families.

He said, troops of operation SAFE HAVEN apprehended 4 suspected cultists at UV Martins Street in Jos North LGA of Plateau State, the suspects, Messrs Alfred Song, George Musada, Armani Daniel and Kefas Rotgi were arrested on the heels of credible intelligence on their activities in the area also one locally made pistol and 4 cartridges were recovered from the suspects. 

He urged the general public to continue providing timely information on the activities of criminals in their various localities to the military and other security agencies for prompt and effective action.