Troops arrest John Trankil a Boko Haram in Maiduguri, discovers weapon making ‘factory’

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Troops arrest John Trankil a Boko Haram in Maiduguri, discovers weapon making ‘factory’
Mr John Trankil , a kingpin of the terrorists group Boko Haram  has been arrested by the Troops of 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis.
According to a statement by Colonel Tukur Ismail Gusau, Media Coordinator Operation LAFIYA DOLE, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect said that nine of them were sneaked into the Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.
“The Theatre Commander operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and renewed call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious particularly at all check points, markets, worship centres, motor parks and schools.
“In a related development,  troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, while on offensive operations on Boko Haram terrorists location, with the support from the Nigerian Air Force discovered and destroyed the terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Rocket making factory along Bama-Gonin Kurmi within the outskirts of Bama town, Borno State.
“The items recovered include gas cylinders, welding machine, pipes and poles. Others include locally made rocket shells, large quantity of assorted chemicals, unprimed IEDs and various technical and laboratory equipment suspected to be stolen from school laboratories around Bama before they were dislodged from the area” the statement explained.

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