Military discovers weapons hidden in Borno church
Category: Boko Haram News
The arrest of a suspected terrorist has led to the discovery of a
large cache of arms and ammunition hidden in the premises of a burnt
church in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno State.
The suspect claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for the group.
The suspect claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for the group.
A statement by the spokesman for the Military, major General Chris
Olukolade, said that the weapons, which were recovered by troops
include, anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled guns as well as the
general purpose and other brands of machine guns. They were found buried
in the premises of one of the churches earlier burnt by terrorists.
“Also recovered from the location were thousands of various calibers
of rounds of ammunition and links.The middle aged man who led troops on
the cordon and search operation was one of the terrorists captured in
recent raids,” the statement read.
The suspect also disclosed that the weapons were stockpiled to be
used in a pending attack on some
communities around Nigeria-Cameroon border.
communities around Nigeria-Cameroon border.
The weapons have all been evacuated while Guard locations and patrols
are being maintained in the general area and the surrounding
localities.
Meanwhile, troops have continued with various operations assigned to the formations involved in the counter terrorist campaign.
They carried out thorough search for terrorists in caves of a
particular mountain captured overnight, where they believed some
terrorists had fled to in the wake of the ongoing offensive on various
terrorist enclaves.
Arms are also the object of the cordon & search.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Kenneth Minima, has been checking on
deployment & troops disposition in various locations of the theatre
of the counter terrorist campaign in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.
The army chief, who is in company of his Airforce counterpart, Air
Marshal Adesola Amosu, also visited troops, who were wounded in the
course of the operation so far, in the Military Hospital in Maiduguri.
The commander of the Hospital, Brig General Okeke, assured the Chiefs
that most of the wounded soldiers were in stable condition that some,
who had recovered very well, had expressed their desire to re-join their
units & colleagues in the operation.
Lt Gen Minima, however, directed that the hospital should not
hesitate let him know the requirement for any case requiring referral or
further treatment anywhere.The service chiefs are also undertaking a
comprehensive air surveillance of the entire mission area in addition to
the direct inspection of some key locations where operations are being
conducted.
They told reporters in Maiduguri that they were satisfied with the state & performance of the deployment so far, noting that substantial expectations of the counter-terrorist campaign was being achieved.
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