Soldiers nab 33 suspected Boko Haram food suppliers, defuse more Landmines in Borno

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Nigerian soldiers yesterday arrested 33 men who supply food and other consumables to Boko Haram terrorists in their bush camps.

The suspects were caught while trying to ferry large consignments of food items to their colleagues in the bush around Damboa local government area of Borno State.

This came just as soldiers under the 7 Division Nigeria Army raided another camp of ‎the terrorists near Bama where they rescued some women and children held there for months.

Spokesman of the Nigeria Army,  Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who revealed this, said many IEDs were discovered and defused ‎along the way to the camps being cleared by the soldiers.

“Intensive patrols and vigilance of troops have continued to yield positive results with the arrest of 33 suspected food suppliers to the Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa axis around Azir-Wajiroko road, Borno State,” said Col Usman.

“The 33 suspected Boko Haram accomplices were arrested with large quantity of food stuff meant for Boko Haram terrorists at Korode.

“Nine of the 33 suspects are from Korode, five from Auma, 10 from Geargube, four from Kausautaya, four from Bulbul and one from Dolomi villages.

“Although some of the suspects claimed to be traders, they did not however deny buying and selling food items to the terrorists. Interrogation is still ongoing to further unravel the level of involvement of the suspects.”

Meanwhile, troops during clearance operations of Boko Haram hideouts discovered and successfully destroyed explosives planted by the terrorists at Sandia village along Korode road.

According to Col Usman, more men, women and children were rescued from the terrorists at Buduwa area along Bama axis.

“The rescued persons were part of those abducted by Boko Haram terrorists at Buduwa general area in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State which was earlier occupied by the terrorists,” he said, noting, however, that the Army was not taking anything for granted as some of the rescue persons could be terrorists.