Great catch! Nigerian army finds 4 notebooks filled with names of Boko Haram members
- The Nigerian army has made a great catch in Sambisa forest
- The army found notebooks filled with the names of Boko Haram members in the forest
- The notebooks were discovered during a mop-up operation in Sambisa
Nigerian army finds 4 notebooks filled with names of Boko Haram members
On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, the Nigerian army announced that it made a huge discovery in Sambisa forest, the stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgents.
According to the Nigerian Bulletin, the army was on a mop-up operation of Sambisa forest, when they recovered notebooks filled with names of Boko Haram members.
Speaking to the press in Maiduguri, Major General Lucky Irabor, the theater commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said: “On January 5, at about 1000hrs, our troops conducted a mop-up operation around Camp Zairo general area and recovered additional Boko Haram terrorists’ items.
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“They included a pair of black uniform with camouflage design on the edges, a précis on motar operation written in Arabic, one big size of the Qur’an, and 4 notebooks containing names of terrorists.
“The items also include a list of the terrorists locks, a list of IED materials and method of preparation and breakdown of quantities of arms and ammunition issued to their members. There were also some instructions written in Arabic and a small Boko Haram flag with Arabic inscription.”
Meanwhile, UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has refuted Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima’s allegations of under-performance and misuse of funds in caring for Boko Haram victims.
According to him, UN agencies have currently reached over 2 million people with humanitarian assistance as against barely 100,000 people as at October 2016.
Below is a video of the Nigerian army destroying Boko Haram: