Army Uncovers Boko Haram Logistics Suppliers In Borno

Boko Haram logistics supply syndicates, including loggers and charcoal dealers have been uncovered in Borno State, the military said yesterday. Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu made the disclosure in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, the state capital. Brig.-Gen Biu, who was reacting to the ban imposed on the supply of firewood and charcoal in the Northeastern state, said that intelligence report indicated that some dealers in Maiduguri were hiding under the guise of firewood trade to aid the insurgents. 

He said: “Some of them are errand boys of the Boko Haram insurgents. They hide food items, drugs, petrol and other items beneath their trucks, and supplied them to the terrorists. “We also found out that some of them are running businesses on behalf of the Boko Haram insurgents. They go deep into the forest where ordinary people could not venture; to cut down trees, burn and produce charcoal. “This could not be possible except they are in agreement with the insurgents. We arrested some of them and they made quite revealing testimonies, we shall fish them out to put an end to their nefarious activities.”

(NAN)