The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that following a tip off, troops recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition concealed by Boko Haram in Borno State.
The troops had gone on a clearance patrol in Borgozo-Alargano general area when they made the discovery.
The patrol team also cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists earlier dislodged from Alagarno forest hibernating at Kadari, Camp Abu Fatima and Gursum, said Army’s spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.
“The troops discovered large cache of arms and ammunition that include 36 boxes of .51mm calibre, 5 x 20 Lyra beefcake mixture of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, large quantity of 7.62mm (Special), ammunition and one 81mm mortar tube.
“In addition, the troops recovered 1 Toyota Hilux, 1 Generator and several motorcycles.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to appeal to all Nigerians and in particular, the good people of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States to continue to provide useful information to troops in order to facilitate complete routing of the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents hiding in their localities,” Colonel Usman added.