Troops capture six terrorists, recover bomb materials in Northeast

Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison, Army Headquarters Strike Group, AHQ SG working with members of the Civilian JTF on combat patrol on Monday captured six Boko Haram terrorists and recovered some Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs making materials including industrial and domestic gas cylinders.

Also recovered were a solar panel, bicycles, herbicides and a pickup truck.

Here is a statement issued by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman.

"Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison, Army Headquarters Strike Group (AHQ SG) accompanied by some Civilian JTF on fighting patrol to Boboshe, Garna, Kyare, Kadawu, Gineba and Ajiri arrested 6 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered Improvised Explosive (IED) making devices today, Monday 4th April 2016.

"Although the fighting patrol team found Boboshe village virtually empty, they however recovered 8 industrial gas cylinders and 5 regular gas cylinders at a Primary School being used for IED making and also recovered a Pickup vehicle.

"The patrol team captured 3 Boko Haram terrorists at Kadawu and recovered 4 motorcycles, 3 bicycles 1 solar panel and 2 liquid herbicides.

"At Garna, the troops also captured 3 and recovered 7 locally made guns from them."