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Nigerian Troops Nab 10 Boko Haram Members in Jigawa
Posted by George on Fri 16th Oct, 2015 - tori.ngNo fewer than 10 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have been apprehended by vigilant Nigerian troops in Jigawa state as they were smuggling fuel en route Sambisa forest to facilitate terrorist operations.
Nigerian Army operatives have arrested 10 suspected Boko Haram members moving thousands of litres of fuel to Sambisa from Jigawa state.
Channels reports that they were arrested at the late hours of October 15, Thursday, while trying to cross from Jigawa to Yobe state. The insurgents were arrested with 40 jerry cans full of 33,000 litres of fuel suspected to be transported to the Sambisa forest, notorious hideout of militants.
Brig. Gen. Hamisu Hassan the commander of the 3 Brigade Nigeria Army Kano, paraded the suspects in Birniwa local government area of the state. He said the suspects were arrested at a filling station near Jigawa-Yobe boarder axis with extra 180 empty jerry cans.
Hassan added that a fuel tanker with registration number Kano WDL 270 SL and a Jeep with registration number Lagos AQ 432 AAA were captured from the suspects, some of whom are from the neighbouring Niger Republic.
Channels reports that they were arrested at the late hours of October 15, Thursday, while trying to cross from Jigawa to Yobe state. The insurgents were arrested with 40 jerry cans full of 33,000 litres of fuel suspected to be transported to the Sambisa forest, notorious hideout of militants.
Brig. Gen. Hamisu Hassan the commander of the 3 Brigade Nigeria Army Kano, paraded the suspects in Birniwa local government area of the state. He said the suspects were arrested at a filling station near Jigawa-Yobe boarder axis with extra 180 empty jerry cans.
Hassan added that a fuel tanker with registration number Kano WDL 270 SL and a Jeep with registration number Lagos AQ 432 AAA were captured from the suspects, some of whom are from the neighbouring Niger Republic.
The suspects are currently being interrogated by security operatives to obtain useful information concerning the movements of the sect.
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