Recovered Weapons
Detained Terrorist Suspects
The Nigerian military on Thursday killed 11 suspected Boko Haram fighters on the Cameroon border in Adamawa state.
The sect fighters, according to spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade in a statement, were forced out of their hideout in the forest by hunger.
He said the group of terrorists attempting to escape into Cameroon through Taraba and Gumti in Adamawa State, came under heavy fire from troops on patrol of the area in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign. He explained that they had been trapped as a result of ongoing offensive by troops along the borders and were given out when some of them could no longer bear the hunger in their make shift camps.
“Those who were apprehended led troops to other hideouts where fierce fighting ensued,” the statement said. “Seven terrorists died, while a large number of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and rifles were recovered including over seventy motorcycles. Similar encounter in Gombi also led to the death of 4 other terrorists.”
General Olukolade further stated that sustained patrols and searches by the Multi National Joint Task Force led to the arrest of more terrorists, including a heavily-armed suspect who is claiming dual nationalities of Chad and Burkina-Faso.
“He was arrested with different caliber of arms and ammunitions along the Chad borders and is currently helping in ongoing investigation by the Special Forces. Patrols are still ongoing around the Lake Chad including Kwatan, Kanwa, Kwatan Yobe and other Islands.”
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