Troops of 195 Battalion, Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) on a clearance operation within Muna general area of Borno state, have captured two Boko Haram Terrorists and recovered assorted items and utensils meant for BHT replenishment on 3 July, 2021.
Items recovered from the BHT logistics suppliers include one hand grenade, one axe, one vehicle, five bicycles, two mobile phones (Techno and Infinix), and some quantity of petroleum, oil, and lubricant.
Suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers
The troops equally recovered a large quantity of psychedelic and sex enhancement drugs, pesticides, and insecticides, as well as foodstuff, amongst others.
A statement on Monday by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu added that the vigilant troops, who left no stone unturned during the clearance operation, combed the entire area, destroying several identified terrorist camps.
Items recovered by the troops
During the operation, troops however came in contact with terrorists at Labe Village, who attempted to flee but were swiftly intercepted by the troops.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Police Command is set to arraign the 49 suspects arrested during the aborted Oodua Republic Mega Rally in the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in the state on Saturday.
Recall that the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had paraded 49 suspects at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Sunday.
Odumosu said the suspects were arrested for violating the ban that no rally or gathering should hold in the state.
The commissioner said the suspects will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for investigation and prosecution.
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