According to the statement, the suspects were tracked to their hideout following a tip-off.
Mr Kangye listed other recovered items to include pumping machines, drilling machines, tricycles, motorcycles, mobile phones and 13 vehicles.
Mr Kangye said the troops of Operation Delta Safe foiled oil theft worth over N263.8 million.
Mr Kangye stated that the criminals were handed over to the appropriate authorities for necessary action.
Mr Kangye stated. “The military will not fold their hands and allow some of our critical infrastructures to be destroyed by criminals.’’
Mr Kangye said the troops also recovered 675,266 litres of stolen crude oil, 312,593 litres of illegally refined diesel and 4,500 litres of DPK within one week.
Mr Buba said that the troops recovered 219 assorted weapons and 2,871 rounds of ammunition.
Mr Abubakar said that the menace of oil theft and pipeline vandalism had led to a significant decline in crude oil production.
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He said NAF received a tip-off about the terrorists hibernating at Dandunu after rustling cattle from communities around the Kuchi-Kapana axis in Niger.
Mr Gabkwet said the air crew also destroyed some illegal refining sites at about 6 km from Tunu in Bayelsa.
