The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State yesterday announced the
apprehension of 11 suspected members of the radical Islamist sect, Boko
Haram sect in an overnight battle in the state.
The suspects, according to the spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa,were arrested in the Waka-Biu area of the volatile region.
Items such as a sub-machine gun, seven AK-47s, 1,568 rounds of ammunition, 12 empty shells and 19 home-made bombs were recovered.
The Boko Haram sect had recently vowed to launch more attacks on telecommunication companies in Northern Nigeria.
The suspects, according to the spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa,were arrested in the Waka-Biu area of the volatile region.
Items such as a sub-machine gun, seven AK-47s, 1,568 rounds of ammunition, 12 empty shells and 19 home-made bombs were recovered.
The Boko Haram sect had recently vowed to launch more attacks on telecommunication companies in Northern Nigeria.
Culled from daily post
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