Hunger Forces 56 Boko Haram Suspects into JTF Hands
According to The Herald newspaper,
no fewer than 56 members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamist sect were
arrested by military authorities in Borno State after they were tipped
off by civilians who saw them moving from village to village in search
of food. Director of Defence
Information, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, who disclosed this said
that some of the members were moving around in a Toyota Land Cruiser
Jeep with registration number Borno XA 428 ADM, suspected to have been
stolen, and were arrested at Daban Masara village while looking for food. Weapons such as AK-47 rifles, single-barrel shotgun, double-hand shotgun and various calibres
of arms, seven packs of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), two
rocket-propelled gun chargers, two machetes, bomb detonators, camouflage
and other military uniforms including charms, seven vehicles and eight
tricycles were recovered from the suspects.
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