NO LESS than four persons suspected to be terrorists were captured in a raid in Majari Village, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State on Wednesday.
The suspects were also found in possession of various arms and ammunition.
A spokesman for the Joint Task Force operating in Damaturu, Army Lieutenant Lazarus Eli said that the Task Force raided what was a suspected terror camp in the village, where the suspects were apprehended late in the night on Wednesday.
“About 2300hrs on Wednesday, men of the Joint Task Force raided the suspected terrorist camp in Majari village close to Buni Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area,” the statement read, adding that 19 motorcycles and at least one pick-up van were seized from the suspects.
Also found in the suspects’ possession were bomb making materials and 200 rounds of ammunition.
Other items recovered include one police anti-riot gun, one pistol, one Dane gun, 43 tear gas canisters, two police uniforms, one lap top and one desk top computers.
He said the JTF also recovered two generating sets, 13 military kit pads, four police berets, police helmet and boots, medical box with assorted drugs, several assorted clothing, cooking pots and food items.
Lt. Eli said the pickup van was covered with a specially prepared mud to avoid spotting it from a distance while the exhaust was compressed not to make loud noise.
He assured that the JTF would overcome the activities of terrorists in the state.
The spokesman appealed to members of the public to cooperate with security operatives in the state by providing useful information on suspicious movements in their areas.