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Army uncovers Kid Boko Haram members, food dump

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Boko Haram kid terrorists
Boko Haram kid terrorists

Nigerian troops keep discovering something new about Boko Haram, the  world’s most dangerous insurgent group.

The latest is the discovery of kid Boko Haram members, decked in the terror-group uniform. The Nigerian troops also found  a food storage for the violent group.

Arrested Boko Haram terrorists near Dikwa
Arrested Boko Haram terrorists near Dikwa
Boko Haram food dump
Boko Haram food dump

They were all found at Ajiri and Antul villages, south east of Dikwa on Dikwa-Gulumbagana road, in Borno State.

 What gave the Boko Haram devils away were  loud  explosions near Dikwa on  Wednesday 27th April 2016 and troops of 22 Brigade embarked on a  patrol to the villages.

There and then they ran into  what army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman called, “Boko Haram logistics elements who specialized in using the 2 villages as base  for food storage and other logistics before moving them to Bama and then to Sambisa Forest”.

 In the encounter 5 Boko Haram terrorists were arrested comprising 3 adults and 2 minors   dressed in  new Boko Haram uniforms.

The troops recovered 1 truck, 2 Golf cars painted in mud, 4 bicycles and 3 x 5kva power generating set, as well as 55 bags of corn.

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