Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force operating under Sector 3 in Mongunu have intercepted a suspected terrorist courier conveying Improvised Explosive Device-making materials to Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State.
The PUNCH reports that a statement on Friday by the task force’s Chief Military Information Officer, Lt-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, said the terrorist was arrested on Thursday following a combined effort of the MNJTF and the Civilian JTF.
The statement read, “The arrested suspect, identified as Mr Murktar Alhaji Chari (28), confessed to transporting the materials to Damasak town in Mobbar Local Government Area for a planned attack on MNJTF troops.”
According to the statement, the intercepted materials included four empty 12kg cylinders, one empty 6kg cylinder, two carburettor gas canisters, two pressure regulators and a hose.
