As the search for a sustained peace continues in Yobe
state, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) on Sunday recovered eleven assault
weapons in Damaturu, the state capital.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Damaturu, the
spokesman of the JTF in the state, Lieutenant Eli Lazarus said the troops
recovered nine fabric Nationale (FN) and Two Riot Gun rifles through a cordon
and search of a suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ arms cache at Kandahar area of
Damaturu.
The press statement reads: “Today Sunday 9th December
2012, at about 1200 hours, men of the JTF Damaturu cordoned and searched a
suspected Boko Haram Terrorists arms cache at Kandahar area of Damaturu, Yobe
state. The troops recovered nine (9) Fabric Nationale (FN) rifle and two Riot
Guns, making the total number to eleven rifles recovered.”
The task force appeals to all law abiding populace in the
state to report any strange or suspicious persons and buildings within their
vicinity that may contain arms or Improvised Explosive Devices Material to the
JTF for prompt action.
The statement also said such efforts will assist in the
restoration of the desired peace and normalcy the state is long yearning for
assuring that such information will be treated as confidential and that the
informant would be rewarded accordingly.
Channels Television’s correspondent, Jonathan Gopep
reports that normal activities are picking up in the restive city which has for
the past one year become a war zone. Residents that fled the state because of
ceaseless attacks are returning sequel to the peace being enjoyed in the past
two months.
Sunday’s recovery of arms is coming thirteen days after
the JTF recovered 5,207 rounds of ammunition as well as seven days after
uncovering a bomb making factory all in Damaturu.
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