A group of Boko Haram members have been apprehended by
the Special troops during their cordon and search operation in Borno
State while they were going around in search of food.
The intensive cordon and search operation being conducted by the
troops of the Special Forces in Borno State have received a major boost
from civilian cooperation in communities close to locations being
focused in the operation.
According to the Defence Spokesman; Brigadier General Chris
Olukolade, a group of terrorists moving from village to village in
search of large quantity of food were tracked and apprehended following a
tip off from civilians.
The group which was moving around in a Toyota Land Cruiser jeep were
arrested at Daban Masara with weapons such as AK 47 rifle, single barrel
shotgun, double hand shotgun and various calibres of ammunition.
He further stated that in other locations, a total of 56 identified
insurgents were apprehended with the help of military police dogs.
Items recovered from the arrested insurgents include, 7 packs of IEDs, 2
rocket-propelled gun chargers, a rifle magazine, 2 machetes, bomb
detonators, camouflage and other military uniforms as well as medicines
equipment, charms, 7 vehicles including a jeep and 8 tri-cycles.
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