Troops Arrest Boko Haram Kingpin, John Trankil, Uncover Another IED Factory In Borno (Photos)

The ongoing war against Boko Haram on Sunday recorded another major success with the arrest of a terrorist kingpin, John Trankil by troops of the Seventh Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis of Borno State. This is just as troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, uncovered a factory in Bama, Borno state, where the Boko Haram sect manufactures rockets and Improvised Explosives Devices, IEDs, with which they attack innocent Nigerians and security forces.
The Defence Headquarters made these announcements on its Facebook page on Monday.

 

The DHQ said troops engaged in Operation Lafiya Dole by arresting Mr. Trankil, averted what would have been multiple bombings in Maiduguri.
The statement said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect said that nine of them were sneaked into the Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.
“The Theatre Commander operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and renewed calls for troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious particularly at all check points, markets, worship centres, motor parks and schools.
“In a related development, troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, while on offensive operations on Boko Haram terrorists location, with the support from the Nigerian Airforce discovered and destroyed the terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Rocket making factory along Bama-Gonin Kurmi within the outskirts of Bama town, Borno State.

 

“The items recovered includes gas cylinders, welding machine, pipes and poles. Others include locally made rocket shells, large quantity of assorted chemicals, unprimed IEDs and various technical and laboratory equipment suspected to be stolen from schools’ laboratories around Bama before they were dislodged from the area”.