According to
The Herald newspaper, no fewer than 56 members of
the dreaded Boko Haram Islamist sect were arrested by military
authorities in Borno State after they were tipped off by civilians who
saw them moving from village to village in search of food. Director of
Defence
Information, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, who disclosed this said
that some of the members were moving around in a Toyota Land Cruiser
Jeep with registration number Borno XA 428 ADM, suspected to have been
stolen, and were arrested at
Daban Masara village while looking for food. Weapons such as AK-47 rifles, single-barrel shotgun, double-hand shotgun and various
calibres
of arms, seven packs of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), two
rocket-propelled gun chargers, two machetes, bomb detonators, camouflage
and other military uniforms including charms, seven vehicles and eight
tricycles were recovered from the suspects.
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