Pix: General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that its troops on internal operations recovered two calibrated aircraft engines from a longtime unidentified aircraft crash site in Borno State

Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye disclosed that troops between 3 January – 13 February 2025, killed 75 terrorists, arrested 138 suspects and rescued 46 hostages.

“Two calibrated aircraft engines from a longtime unidentified aircraft crash site, one double barrel cannon gun and 16 missiles were also recovered,” he said.

General Kangye said troops also arrested 36 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N646,189,690.00.

He said troops within the period under review recovered 104 assorted weapons and 2,639 ammunition.

The Director gave the breakdown of recovered weapons to includes 55 AK47 rifles, 20 locally fabricated guns, eight dane guns, 18 pump action guns, 1,826 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 376 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 366 rounds of 7.62 x 12.7mm ammo, 26 cartridges as well as other 14 assorted arms and 45 assorted ammunitions.

Meanwhile, in the Niger Delta, he said troops recovered 497,152 litres of stolen crude oil, 142,000 litres of illegally refined AGO and 4,075 litres of PMS.

Furthermore, the troops discovered and destroyed 164 crude oil cooking ovens, 37 dugout pits, 19 boats, 16 storage tanks, 38 drums and 42 illegal refining sites.

Other items recovered during the period include three pumping machines, four tricycles, seven motorcycles, five mobile phones and three vehicles, among others.