A large cache of arms and ammunition have been been recovered by troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai, from the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) in Sambisa forest, Borno state.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication reported that troops discovered the underground armoury following the invasion of the Ukuba camp on the fringes of Bama LGA on Saturday, May 13.
The troops were said to have discovered the massive armory in hidden dug pits concealed by the terrorists group.
The sources said that several variants of Rocket Propelled Grenade Tubes; SMG Rifle; Double Barrel gun, 50 hand grenades bombs and 5 SMK bombs were recovered.
Other recovered items include: 183 Shilka rounds, several IEDs making materials, non electric detonators, many already prepared IEDs, as well as several canister bombs, among others.
Reports also indicated that troops of Operation DESERT – LAKE – MOUNTAIN II, who commenced a special on 27 Apr 23, along Sambisa – Timbuktu Triangle axis, as well as shores of the Lake Chad, are making steady inroads as ground and air support continued to sustain pressures on the terrorists, killing scores of them, while many others were forced to flee.
Some of the terrorists’ hideouts that were cleared recently included: Garno, Alafa, Alafa D, Garin Doctor, Njumia, Izzah, Farisu, Somalia, Ukuba, Garin Glucose, Garin Ba’aba and Bula Abu Amir.
