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Military To Close Markets In Borno, Yobe Aiding Insurgents by Queennikky(f): 2:28pm On Feb 10, 2016
[img] The Nigerian Army has announced plans to
close designated markets in Yobe and Borno
where traders have been found to be aiding
Boko Haram terrorists with logistic supplies.
The acting Director of Army Public Relations,
Col. Sani Usman, made the disclosure at a
news conference in Abuja on yesterday.
He said the plan was part of measures
adopted to contain attempts by some
unscrupulous elements to sabotage recent
gains recorded by the military in the war
against insurgency in the northeast.
Usman said any breach of the order of the
closure of the markets would be punished and
appealed to residents of the affected areas to
support new measures, aimed at ending the
insurgency permanently.
“It has come to the knowledge of the Nigerian
Army that as concerted efforts are being
made to finally clear all remnants of Boko
Haram insurgents in the northeast, some
unscrupulous elements have been thwarting
the efforts for pecuniary gains.
“They engage in all manner of illegal
commercial activities, such as trading and
smuggling, especially during late hours, all
aimed at sustaining terrorism and insurgency.
“Consequently, the Nigerian military and,
indeed, the Nigerian Army are highly
concerned with these unpatriotic acts .
“The Army is, therefore, taking drastic steps
to curtail this illicit trading with terrorists,
from now on, some markets identified
engaging in this illegal trade with adversary in
Borno and Yobe will be closed,’’ he said.
Usman said the military was making
concerted efforts to consolidate on the gains
recently recorded in the war against terrorists
in the northeast.
Usman also announced the arrest of two
Nigerian Army Explosive Device personnel at
Yola Park, Adamawa, with different kinds of
ammunition and military hardware.
He said the two privates were arrested on
Sunday with the unauthorised military items
to unknown destinations.
“ The items include smoke grenade, over
2,000 live rounds of special ammunition, 50
live rounds NATO ammunition, five magazines
of AK47 rifles, two Browning machine gun live
rounds of ammunition.
“Others include one jack-knife, nine jungle
hats, 11 pairs of camouflage (nine desert and
three woodland green camouflage), one green
beret, two general duty belts, 12 Army T-
shirts, two raincoats and five pairs of desert
boots,’’ he said.
Usman said that in spite of the setbacks, the
military had recently recorded successes in its
determination to flush out the remainder of
the Boko Haram elements.
Usman said troops in different operations in
the northeast had killed many of the
terrorists, rescued hundreds of persons held
hostage and recovered several arms,
ammunition and vehicles in the operation.
He said several hideouts of the insurgents in
remote villages in Borno and Yobe had been
destroyed in the operations carried out by
troops under `Operation Lafiya Dole’.




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Lalasticlala, Seun, Mynd44, ijebabe
Re: Military To Close Markets In Borno, Yobe Aiding Insurgents by BeeBeeOoh(m): 2:30pm On Feb 10, 2016
But, in the other news "Insurgents Has Been Defeated Technically??




Kai Buhary!
Re: Military To Close Markets In Borno, Yobe Aiding Insurgents by Tunami(m): 2:42pm On Feb 10, 2016
infact they should put fences round the two states.

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