Troops on routine operation have discovered piles of street lamp poles used in making Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) by Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigeria Army said in Abuja on Thursday, August 6.
The army, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said that the troops made the startling discovery while combing and clearing terrorists around Dikwa, Borno state on Wednesday.
"During
the painstaking operation, the troops of 7 Divisions Garrison, in a
cordon and search operation in Jakana village, also recovered 15 cows,
174 goats and a donkey from rustlers.
"The
animals have since been handed over to their identified legitimate
owners while the rustlers have been apprehended and are currently
undergoing investigation,’’ Usman said.
He said that troops had in a separate operation at Jehu, near Jakana, arrested one Mai Mustapha, the fuel supplier to Boko Haram terrorists and one Madu, who allegedly coordinated the buying of food items from neighbouring villages for the terrorists.
He
said that troops on operation early Thursday morning dislodged elements
that attacked Dumbuluwa village in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Usman
said that the soldiers killed eight of the insurgents while two members
of the vigilante group were injured by Improvised Explosive Devices
fragments during the operation.
He said that the
operations will continue in the area until all elements are dislodged
from the hideouts and arrested for possible prosecution.
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