Hard Drugs Found In Boko Haram Camps

Wed, Sep 9, 2015
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BREAKING NEWS, Security

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The Nigerian Army says it discovered variety of hard drugs in the camps of Boko Haram insurgents

NIGERIAN troops fighting Boko Haram insurgency on Tuesday, September 8, intercepted some suspected members of the sect believed to be suppliers of hard drugs and other stimulants to the group. .

Sani Usman, colonel and acting director, Army Public Relations, said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested at Depchi and Geidam in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Usman listed the drugs found with the suspects to include cannabis, chlorophone substance known as Madaran suck and die, trampoline and others.

His statement said in part: “Following Army Headquarters directive to troops in the North-East for a painstaking search of motorists and cargoes, troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army have intercepted and arrested some kingpins and foot soldiers of suppliers of Boko Haram terrorists with hard drugs and other stimulants between Depchi and Geidam, Geidam Local Government Area in northern part of Yobe State today.”

He said that the suspects were also involved in the supply of fuel aside from the hard drugs in their possession.

Besides, he said that the troops had only found “ammunition, local charms, condoms and all sort of drugs including sex enhancing ones in their enclave.”

The Army spokesman similarly disclosed that most of the Boko Haram members captured by the troops could not read the Holy Quran. According to him, some of them could not even recite the first chapter of the Quran in spite of their claim that they had a desire to establish an Islamic state.

He added that troops carrying out raids on the hideouts of the insurgents had not found the Quran or other Islamic books with the insurgents.

Nevertheless, Usman said: “The Nigerian Army would continue to do its best in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in our country in order to make Nigeria safe and secure.

“This, however, requires continuous support and cooperation of the public. We always welcome and appreciate information that could lead to the arrest and pre-empting the Boko Haram terrorists and other criminal elements in the society.”

—  Sep 9, 2015 @ 14:15 GMT

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