Military nabs arms supplier to Boko Haram, rescues three Chibok girls, 19 others

A suspected foreign logistics supplier to Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT)/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abatcha Bukar, has been arrested by troops on the frontline.

Bukar was nabbed with assorted injections, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and N294,520 cash.

The troops also rescued three more Chibok girls, who were on serial numbers 3, 20 and 24 of the abducted Chibok girls’ list.

Briefing newsmen on the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies from the various operational theatres across the six geopolitical zones of the country, Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) operated at the fringes of various villages and communities in Kukawa, Dikwa, Bama, Kaga, Monguno, Guzamala, Konduga, Gwoza and Mafa local councils in Borno State as well as Gujba Local Council of Yobe.

“During the operations, troops neutralised 52 suspected BHT/ISWAP fighters and arrested 14 terrorists. They also recovered two unexploded grenades, 12 AK-47 rifles, the FN rifles, five AK-47 magazines, automatic grenade launcher, hand grenade, AP mine, 86 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, motorcycle, 16 bows and arrows, seven bicycles and 10 mobile phones.

“Further, they rescued three Chibok girls named Jinkai Yama, Falmata Lawal and Asabe Ali at different locations with their children and 19 other abductees,” Danmadami said.

He noted that as part of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH)’s non-kinetic approach to winning the hearts of locals and promoting peaceful coexistence, OPSH, in collaboration with Beautiful Gate Handicaps People Centre, Jos, on September 3, 2022, distributed 220 tricycles and bags of rice to the People Living With Disabilities (PLWD) in Plateau and Bauchi states.

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