Emmanuel Thomas
November 16, 2015 – Troops from 7 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested another Boko Haram Kingpin, John Trankil in Kasuwar Shanu, Maiduguri.
The troops also destroyed rocket making factory in Bama and recovered items used in making rockets and IEDs.
In a statement, Media Coordinator, Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Tukur Ismail Gusau said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and eight others sneaked into Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) meant to be detonated at selected targets in the city.
He said that 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 Airforce 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 includes 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 schools’ laboratories around Bama before they were dislodged from the area.
