Troops arrest five suspected smugglers, recover materials in Borno–Yobe axis

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai person arrested 5 suspected smugglers and recovered assorted items during an cognition on the borderline communities of Borno State and Yobe State.

A counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this known successful a connection posted connected X.

Makama disclosed that the suspects were intercepted connected April 19 astatine astir 0415 hrs by troops of 27 Task Force Brigade successful conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF.

According to him, the suspects were apprehended portion conveying goods successful 3 Golf vehicles on a bush way linking Yunusari–Bukarti to Kaula and Gamari axis successful Abadam and Yunusari Local Government Areas.

Those arrested were identified arsenic Ari Chune, 28, from Diffa; Umara Sani, 24, from Damasak, some successful Borno State; arsenic good arsenic Tujjani Bogo, 32; Haruna Ibrahim, 17; and Lawan Ahmadu, 18, each from Yunusari LGA of Yobe State.

The information adept further revealed that items recovered from the suspects see 39 star panels, 10 aboveground pumping machines, 470 pieces of 2×2 wood, 64 integrative fibre roofing sheets, 4 ...