The Joint Task Force in Yobe said on
Saturday that it had smashed a Boko haram group in Fune, recovering two
vehicles, arms, ammunition and other materials.
JTF spokesman, Lt. Lazarus Eli, said this in Damaturu while displaying the items to newsmen, News Agency of Nigeria reports.
He explained that the terrorists
attacked a JTF checkpoint in Fune on Friday and took away a police
vehicle conveying some items to Borno State.
“The JTF pursued and engaged them in a
gunfight and they were overpowered. We recovered the stolen vehicle as
well as a similar one used by the group.
“Other items recovered include one Ak47
rifle, three Rocket Propelled Gun bombs, three RPG chargers, one riot
gun and 485 rounds of ammunition,” Eli said.
Lazarus also said 42 police jackets, 44
police helmets, six AK47 rifle magazines, 80 fragmentation blades and
illicit drugs were recovered.
He said some of the suspects fled with
gunshots and appealed to the public to report anyone found with gun
wounds to security operatives.
Meanwhile, the people of the state have
appealed to the federal authorities to lift the suspension of telephone
services, to enable them provide security operatives with useful and
timely information.
Damaturu residents claimed that the attack on a college two weeks ago would have been averted, if there was telephone service.
“People noticed suspicious movements on that fateful day just about the commencement of the curfew, but one could not move out.
“Also, there was no telephone network for us to report to the security,” a source stated.
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