Military Authorities in Borno State they had arrested a group of 56 Boko – Haram that were moving from village to village in
search of food.
According to the Director of Defence Information,
Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade,some member of the group who were moving around in a Toyota Land
Cruiser Jeep with registration number Borno XA 428 ADM, suspected to have been
stolen, were arrested at Daban Masara village while looking for food.
Weapons found in their possession included AK-47 rifles,
single-barrel shotgun, double-hand shotgun and various calibers of arms.
Other items recovered from the group included seven packs of
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), two rocket-propelled gun chargers, two
machetes, bomb detonators, camouflage and other military uniforms. They were
also with charms, seven vehicles and eight tricycles.
Olukolade said that it was believed that some stranded terrorists
were keen on establishing new camps. According to him, most of them are
currently in search of food, and are being trailed by military operatives.
The defence spokesman also disclosed that there were a few
encounters with some insurgents in forest locations, apart from the identified
and destroyed camps.
Source:
tribune
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