Nigeria Troops uncover Boko haram’s underground armoury stretching from Bauchi to Jigawa & to sambisa forest in Borno state.

The Defence Headquarters is still counting
the gains of the recent capture of Balmo
Forest in Bauchi State from Boko Haram.
The military authorities said yesterday that
troops uncovered an underground armoury
owned by the Islamic sect in the forest
which stretches from Bauchi to Jigawa and
to the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno
State.
Recovered from the armoury were more
than 80 General Purpose Machine Guns and
tubes of Rocket Propelled Grenades(RPGs).
Besides,over 20 insurgents arrested from the
forest are undergoing interrogation,
according to Director of Defence Information,
Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade.
The claims could not be independently
verified last night.
However,Gen.Olukolade,in the
statement,said: “The mopping up operation
in Balmo forest is yielding more discoveries
of arms stockpiled in underground cells in
the forest.
“Troops who have been excavating various
sites in the forest in search of hidden
weapons, have so far recovered over 10
rifles along with parts and accessories as
well as more than 80 General Purpose
Machine Guns, tubes of Rocket Propelled
Grenades and Launchers, cables, wires and
thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition.
“Also recovered in the search are uniforms
of security agencies including protective
clothing.
“Meanwhile, suspects captured in the forest
have been taken into custody and they are
volunteering information linking the
activities in the forest with other terrorist
activities in the country.
“The mopping up operation continues”
Although,the statement was silent on the
number of captured insurgents, a top
military source said: “They are over 20
insurgents in custody from the forest
providing clues on the operation of the sect.
“We decided not to publish their
photographs for strategic reasons. We do not
want the sect to know who among their
members in Balmo Forest are still alive or
not.
“But some of those captured were in charge
of armoury for Boko Haram. They are
helping ongoing investigation.”
Responding to a question, the military source
added: “The recovered arms and ammunition
and the arrested insurgents have been
moved to a military facility where security
agencies are also collaborating to source vital
information from them.”