Troops arrest Boko Haram kingpin, recover various weapons.  

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Monday said it had made a remarkable progress in its quest to flush terrorism out of the country after the arrest of a Boko Haram kingpin identified as Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis.

According to a report released by the Army through its official twitter handle @defenceinfong the terrorists were said to have sneaked into maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifles and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.

Also, another division of the nigerian under the 21 Brigade, while on offensive operations on Boko Haram terrorists location, with the support from the Nigerian Airforce discovered and destroyed the terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Rocket making factory along Bama-Gonin Kurmi within the outskirts of Bama town, Borno State.

Several items were recovered durinng both operations which includes; gas cylinders, welding machine, pipes and poles. Others include locally made rocket shells, large quantity of assorted chemicals, unprimed IEDs and various technical and laboratory equipment suspected to be stolen from schools’ laboratories around Bama before they were dislodged from the area.

The Theatre Commander operation Lafiya Dole (peace by force), Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, seized the opportunity to commend the efforts of the troops and implored them to be more vigilant and focused on the job at hand. He also enjoined the general public to remain security conscious particularly at all check points, markets, worship centres, motor parks and schools.

Recall that President Muahhmadu Buhari, had given the Nigerian army a dember deadline to totally eradicate terrorism from within the country by the end of December 2015.