Hungry Boko Harams arrested by JTF in Borno Forest

The Joint Task Force on Thursday arrested some suspected Boko Haram members in search of food in the forests of the northern part of Borno State.

Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who issued the information in an electronic mail on Friday, also said some insurgents dislodged from their camps were making efforts to establish new ones.

Olukolade said the special forces were on the trail of such suspected terrorists.

He said the hungry insurgents were arrested by the special forces while searching for large quantities of food in the area.

The defence spokesman said the suspected terrorists were tracked down with the cooperation of members of the communities.

He said the suspects were driving in a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with registration number XA 428 ADM, suspected to have been stolen, when they were apprehended by the security forces at Daban Masara. http://www.punchng.com/news/jtf-arrests-hungry-boko-haram-fighters/

He said that items such as AK-47 rifles, a single-barrelled shotgun, a double-barrelled shotgun and various calibres of ammunition were recovered from the terrorists.