Haram terrorist kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu
area of Maiduguri metropolis yesterday.
The Media Coordinator, Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Tukur
Gusau, said this in a statement in Maiduguri, the Borno State
capital on Monday.
“Troops of 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army in Operation
Lafiya Dole, made a remarkable progress by arresting a
Boko Haram Terrorist kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar
Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect said
that nine of them sneaked into Maiduguri armed with AK 47
assault rifle each and a Toyota Hilux vehicle laden with 20
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) meant to be detonated
at some selected targets in the city”, he said.
“The Theater Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen.
Yusha’u Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and
renewed call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant
and security conscious”, he said.
He further stated that troops of the 21 Brigade of the army
had also discovered an IED making factory along Bama-
Gonin Kurmi within the outskirts of Bama town in Borno.
“In a related development, troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian
Army, while on offensive operations on Boko Haram
terrorists location, with the support from the Nigerian Air
Force, discovered and destroyed the terrorists IEDs and
Rocket making factory along Bama-Gonin Kurmi within the
outskirts of Bama town, Borno.
“The items recovered include gas cylinders, welding
machine, pipes and poles, locally made rocket shells and
large quantity of assorted chemicals.
“Others are; unprimed IEDs and various technical and
laboratory equipment suspected to be stolen from school
laboratories around Bama before they were dislodged from
the area”, Col. Gusau stated.
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