JTF smashes Boko Haram cell, recovers vehicles, arms in Yobe State

The Military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe state said it had smashed a group of suspected Boko Haram insurgents and made recovery of two vehicles, arms, ammunitions and other materials.

Parading the recovered items in Damaturu, the JTF spokesman, Lt. Eli Lazarus, said the group had yesterday attacked a JTF check point in Fune local government and took away a vehicle conveying police items to Borno state.

“The JTF pursued and engaged them in gun fight thereby over powering the terrorists and recovered the stolen vehicle as well as another one used by the group.

“Other items recovered includes one AK47rifle, three Rocket Propelled Gun (RPG) bombs, three RPG chargers, one riot gun, 485 rounds of ammunition’ he said. - Premium Times