The suspected Boko Haram fuel suppliers caught by the Nigerian Army
A statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel
Sani Kukasheka Usman has revealed that the Nigerian Army has captured
suspected Boko Haram fuel suppliers as they were on their way to offload
the contents in Maiduguri.
He revealed this in a statement and said:
"The Quick Reinforcement Force (QRF) of 251 Battalion, 7 Div
Gar on routine checks arrested a truck loaded with 25 jerry cans of
Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other goods cleverly covered and
concealed at Molai check point, outskirts of Maiduguri at about 8.00am
Tuesday.
"The driver of the vehicle, Muhammadu Adamu, claimed ignorance
of the contents of the vehicle and called the owner of the goods,
Tijjani Gambo to explain. He too denied supplying terrorists fuel and
other items, rather he claimed to be a mere trader that supplies goods
to customers in Damboa based on demand.
"However, preliminary investigation revealed that he has been
sending PMS and other goods through the same route at regular intervals
without an identifiable corresponding recipient in Damboa as alleged.
"Although investigations are still ongoing, it is suspected
that it could be the means through which he had been supplying the
terrorists with dire logistics in Sambisa forest.
"This is more so that there is a ban on the purchase and transportation of petrol in containers such as that within the theatre.
"Both suspects and the exhibits have been handed over to Joint Interrogation Centre for further investigations.
"In a related development, a dead body was dropped by an
unknown persons and found by Civilian JTF at Ruwan Zafi MM Ali Filling
station opposite NNPC Mega Station, along the Mafa-Dikwa road. The
deceased whose named was given as Abba Aminu aged between 35-40, was
married with 4 children.
No comments:
Post a Comment