No fewer than 56 Boko Haram insurgents were arrested by the newly deployed military police dogs in the ongoing offensive on terrorists in Borno State.
A statement by the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Brig-Gen Chris Olukolade, said on Friday that its war against terrorists in the region received a boost using the dogs for its operations.
He revealed that, “a total of 56 identified insurgents were apprehended with the help of military police dogs.
“Items recovered from the arrested insurgents include, seven packs of IEDs, two Rocket Propelled Gun chargers, a rifle magazine, two machetes, bomb detonators, camouflage and other military uniforms as well as medicines equipment, charms, seven vehicles including a Jeep and eight tricycles.
He added that, “it is believed that some stranded terrorists are keen on establishing new camps. They are being trailed accordingly. There were also a few encounters with some insurgents in forest locations apart
from the identified and destroyed camps.”
Olukolade also disclosed that, “a group of terrorists moving from village to village in search of large quantity of food were tracked and apprehended following a tip off from civilians.”
He continued by stating that, “the group was moving around in a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with registration number Borno XA 428 ADM, which is suspected to have been stolen, was eventually arrested at Daban Masara with weapons such as AK 47 rifle, single barrel shotgun, double hand shotgun and various calibres of ammunition.”
The incessant killings and bombings in Nigeria’s northern region led to the declaration of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States by President Jonathan in May.
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