Saturday 27 August 2016

Troops ‘kill’ 5 Niger Delta militants

According to The Cable , Troops of the 133 special forces have killed five militants and arrested 23 others in an operation in the Niger Delta.

According to a statement by Sani Usman, acting director, army public relations, this happened when the troops carried out precursor operation to exercise ‘Crocodile Smile’ in Rivers.

He said:
“The operation, which was conducted on August 26, 2016, was carried out by the Special Forces at the militants’ camps,”

“Items recovered from the camps include 2 AK-47 rifles, 11 pump action guns, a locally-made revolver pistol, 292 cartridges of live ammunition, 199 rounds of AK-47 rifle ammunition, four electricity generating sets and a camp gas cooker.”

He also added that 'the troops also recovered an abandoned engine boat left by the fleeing criminals'

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