The Defence Headquarters- DHQ- has asked Nigerians to set aside the reports by the Global Ranking Index stating that the war against insurgency by military is been won while reports provided are more accurate.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, made this statement while responding to questions about the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), released on March 5.
The latest GTI report ranked Nigeria as the sixth most terrorism-affected country globally.
Meanwhile a total of 92 terrorists have been eliminated while 111 suspected others were arrested in joint operations with the ONSA team, security agencies and hybrid forces. Troops also apprehended 18 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 75 kidnapped hostages. One hundred and seventeen(117) and 2,939 assorted weapons and ammunitions were also recovered.
Maj. Gen Kangye said in the South South, troops foiled oil theft estimated to the tune of about Five Hundred and Twenty One Million, Eight Hundred and Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty Naira (N521,802,360.00) only.The breakdown revealed: 452,396 litres of stolen crude oil, 224,175 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and 1,920 litres of PMS. Additionally, troops discovered and destroyed 87 crude oil cooking ovens, 28 dugout pits, 23 boats, 33 storage tanks, 61 drums and 47 illegal refining sites. Other items recovered include 2 pumping machines, 3 tricycles, 5 motorcycles, 2 mobile phones and 6 vehicles among others.
All recovered items, arrested suspects and rescued hostages were handed over to the relevant authorities for further action.
The Nigerian Military has assured the citizens of its commitment to lasting peace and security in line with the rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct for Internal Security Operations.
