The Army on Tuesday said it arrested suspected spiritual head of
militia armed group in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
after destroying some of the group’s camps in Ugya village in the area.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Director of Army Public
Relations, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, gave the name of the suspect as
Angulu Idaku in a statement in Abuja.
Chukwu stated that seven locally made guns, 12 catridges, 200 rounds
of 7.62mm special ammunition, 76 rounds of 7.62mm NATO special
ammunition and four knives were recovered from the group.
Others, he said, were 15 cutlasses, six mobile phones, one DSTV decoder set and four solar panel sets.
In another development, Chukwu said troops of Operation Lafiya Dole
neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists and wounded some others during
clearance operation in the North East.
He, however, said two soldiers sustained injuries during an encounter with the insurgents.
He added, “One anti-aircraft gun, four AK47 rifles, six AK47
magazines, two mortar bombs and two gun trucks were recovered from the
terrorists.”
Chukwu also said that the troops had successfully cleared Gambori,
Dumbawa, Damsu, Awardi, Kanaram, Laridi, Malumdi and Yuramdi villages
and recovered one refrigerator, one 14inch TV, two DVDs and a box filled
with drugs.