According to him, troops recovered 267,700 litres of stolen crude oil, 567,700 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 5,000 litres of DPK.
Mr Buba said one of the injured police escorts died shortly on arrival at the Specialists Hospital Damaturu.
The troops arrested 49 oil thieves and rescued 182 kidnap victims.
The Islamic leaders also called for teamwork and modern technology to fight insecurity.
“All recovered items, arrested suspects and rescued hostages were handed over to the relevant authorities for further action,” he added.
“The military will continue to deny the terrorists the ability to achieve their selfish objectives,’’ defence spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba (retd.)
Mr Buba added that 27 vehicles, 25 motorcycles, and 38 mobile phones, among other items, were also recovered from the criminals.
Mr Buba said the troops had sustained momentum against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
The troops also rescued 49 hostages over the past week.
He added that the troops apprehended 59 suspected oil thieves and other criminal elements and recovered 15 assorted weapons.
