Military
authorities in Borno State they had arrested a group of 56 terrorists
that were moving from village to village in search of food, following a
tip off from civilians.
Some
member of the group, according to the Director of Defence Information,
Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, 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 calibres 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.
He
said that the intensive cordon and search operation being conducted by
the troops of the Special Forces received a major boost from civilian
cooperation in communities close to locations being focused in the
operation.
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