Following a tip-off, Nigerian troops on Wednesday, raided a fuel storage facility belonging to Boko Haram insurgents in the Abbaganaram area of Maiduguri, Borno State.
Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said that one arrest was made while several items were confiscated.
His words ;
“During the operation, one person, Musa Abba, was arrested and the following items were discovered and confiscated; 11 drums of AGO and one empty drum.
“Other items include 192 of 25 litres Jerry cans, out of which 70 were loaded with AGO, PMS and DPK, a Toyota bus, one Peugeot car, a motorcycle and an air conditioner."
Col Usman said that the facility was used to stockpile petroleum products for onward movement to the Sambisa forest base of the terrorists.
He thanked the public for their support which he said has boosted the success of the troops in their counterinsurgency operations.
He said ;
“Over time we have been exhorting the public especially the residents of parts of the North East affected by the insurgency to cooperate fully with the military and the security agencies.
“It is gratifying to note that such call is being heeded to by overwhelming majority of people as exemplified by the courageous and patriotic efforts of the good citizens that exposed this fuel dump in their midst.
“It is important that people should see the fight against the security menace of Boko Haram terrorism as collective responsibility.
“Therefore the public are kindly requested to be more vigilant and assist with useful information that would assist in preventing Boko Haram terrorists from carrying out their nefarious activities against the society."
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