The Defence Headquarters has announced that troops on internal operations neutralised 106 suspected terrorists, arrested 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in one week.

The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, briefing journalists on Thusday said troops also arrested 32 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N793,536,000.00 only.

General Buba said troops also recovered 125 assorted weapons and 1,522 assorted ammunition within the period.

He gave a breakdown of recovered weapons as 41 AK47 rifles, one PKT gun, 24 locally fabricated guns, 28 guns, one pump action gun, 755 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 623 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 102 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, 63 live cartridges, 247 empty case of 7.62mm ammo, 22 AK47 magazines, one baofeng radio, 22 vehicles, 31 motorcycles, two bicycles, 10 mobile phones and the sum of N2,956,000.00 only, amongst other items.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta, Defence Spokesman said troops discovered and destroyed 36 illegal refining sites, 20 dugout pits, 24 boats, 34 storage tanks, 56 cooking ovens, two speedboats, 14 pumping machines, 18 drums, 22 vehicles and four motorcycles.

Similarly, troops recovered 802,200 litres of stolen crude oil, 121,900 litres of illegally refined AGO and 450 litres of DPK.