THE Nigerian military Friday said a total of 56 identified insurgents were apprehended with the help of Military Police dogs.
Also, it said a group of terrorists moving from village to village in search of large quantity of food were tracked and apprehended, following a tip off.
Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig- Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement in Abuja that items recovered from the arrested insurgents include seven packs of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), two Rocket Propelled Gun chargers, a rifle magazine, two machetes, bomb detonators, camouflage and other military uniforms.
Others were medicines equipment, charms, seven vehicles, including a Jeep and eight tricycles.
Olukolade further disclosed that the terrorists were moving around in a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep, with registration number Borno XA 428 ADM.
He stated that the vehicle, which was suspected to have been stolen, was eventually impounded at Daban Masara, with weapons, such as AK 47 rifle, single barrel shotgun, double hand shotgun and various calibres of ammunition.
The Defence spokesman stated that the campaign to rid the country territories of the insurgents continues, adding: “The intensive cordon and search operation being conducted by the troops of the special forces received a major boost from civilian cooperation in communities close to locations under focus.
“It is believed that some stranded terrorists are keen on establishing new camps and are being trailed accordingly.
“There were also a few encounters with some insurgents in forest locations, apart from the identified and destroyed camps
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