Nigerian Army on Saturday said the 133 Special Forces Battalion troops have carried out operation in the Niger Delta, killing 5 militants that attacked the troops.
Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman, said several other militants were also injured and 23 suspects arrested.
He said the operation aimed at getting rid of all forms of criminal activities in the Niger Delta region.
The operation which was described as “a precursor operation to Exercise CROCODILE SMILE, was conducted on Saturday, 26th August 2016 and carried out by the Special Forces at the militants camps.
Items recovered from the camps include 2 AK-47 rifles, 11 Pump Action Guns, a locally made revolver pistol, 292 cartridges of live Ammunition, 199 rounds of AK-47 rifle Ammunition, 4 electricity generating sets and a Camp Gas Cooker.
The troops also recovered an abandoned Engine Boat left by the fleeing criminals.
