“The failure of successive governments in Nigeria to prevent, arrest, or punish perpetrators decisively created room for several conspiracy theories,” said Mr Dickson.
He added that a notorious terrorist, Abubakar Ahmadu, alongside six others, was apprehended during the operations.
The source said the terrorists launched coordinated attacks on September 18 to overrun the communities and destabilise them.
The source said that 25 suspects were apprehended in Bayelsa State and two in Delta State in connection with oil theft.
This was disclosed in a joint communiqué signed by Nigeria’s deputy foreign minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and her Israeli counterpart, Sharren Haskel-Harpaz.
The army said this in a statement. According to the presser, the troops also apprehended other suspects, rescued kidnapped victims, and recovered assorted arms and ammunition.
The army said that several terrorists were neutralised in the encounter.
The NAF spokesman added that the operations also reinforced the value of intelligence-driven air power missions in modern counter-terrorism operations.
The troops also recovered a cache of arms, ammunition, and improvised explosive device (IED) components.
Mr Kangye said the troops of Operation Delta Safe foiled oil theft worth over N263.8 million.
