By Emmanuel Obisue
Nigerian troops on patrol in Gusau town in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State have arrested a suspected bandit collaborator with the sum of N9,500,000 cash of old Naira notes.
This was disclosed on Thursday by Major General Musa Danmadami, Director of Defence Media Operations during a press briefing at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. He said the troops conducted the operation on February 26.
He added that a prior military operation on February 24 based on credible intelligence, led to the interception of a female bandit collaborator who was “enroute Taraba State with the sum N1,093,000 concealed in a cosmetic bag”.
Danmadami also informed that a total of 1,332 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops. “222 adult males, 411 adult females and 699 children surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre of Operations,” he said.
In the South South region, the military high command informed that its troops discovered and destroyed “74 illegal refining sites, 341 storage tanks, 31 wooden boats, 260 ovens and 15 dugout pits. Troops also recovered 209,000 litres of crude oil, 145,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, 4,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, 27 variety of weapons, 468 assorted ammunition, 2 speed boats, 2 outboard engine, 8 vehicles and 4 motorcycles, while a total of 71 criminals were arrested”.
He added that a total of “N173,985,650.00” was denied oil thieves.
