Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have discovered a cache of arms and ammunition buried by Boko Haram insurgents in Gursum, Borno State.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, told reporters on Sunday that weapons were recovered following a tip off.
According to him, the items recovered include 36 boxes of .51mm calibre, 5 x 20 Lyra beefcake mixture of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, large quantity of 7.62mm (Special), ammunition and one 81mm mortar tube.
He added that the troops also recovered one Toyota Hilux, a generator and several motorcycles.
He said soldiers also cleared some remnants members of Boko Haram who had been dislodged from Alagarno and were in three camps at Kadari, Abu Fayima and Gursum.
A thankful Irabor said people living in the north east states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe should continue to provide useful information to the security agencies to enable them complete the clearance of the insurgents from all their hideouts in the area.
“Following a tip off, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and some Civilian JTF today (Sunday) went on a clearance patrol to Borgozo-Alargano general area in which they discovered large cache of arms and ammunition concealed by Boko Haram terrorists.
“The patrol team also cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists that were dislodged from Alagarno forest hibernating at Kadari, Camp Abu Fatima and Gursum.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to appeal to all Nigerians and in particular, the good people of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states to continue to provide useful information to troops in order to facilitate complete routing of the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents hiding in their localities,” he said.
Boko Haram has waged a bloody insurgency in the north east region, especially since 2009. Thousands of lives have been lost in the region due to their relentless bombings and attacks on defenceless communities.
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