The Joint Task Force has said it has recovered numerous arms and ammunition from the hideout of Boko Haram in Kano, Kano State.
According to the JTF, the recovery of the arms and ammunition was a follow-up to Sunday’s attack on the Boko Haram hideout in which the sect’s spokesman, Abu Qaqa, was reportedly killed.
The JTF said in a statement on Tuesday: “Following further operation in the suspects heavily wired IED hideout, the following items were recovered: Two AK 47 rifles, Two Pump Action Rifles, One Berretta Rifle, One Smoke Discharger, 433 rounds of 7.62 Nato ammunition, 80 rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, 2 AK 47 magazines, 36 Prepared IEDs, 13 Laptops, Two motorcycles, Four Printers, One photocopier, One 33 slots Zenith Disc writer, One TG 3900Ez Generator set, Religious Books, large quantity of CD plates, Two decoders, Two Satellite dish, One 21” Television set, One DVD player, 2 Bags of Urea fertilizer, One Elite dry cell 12v battery, One blue gate UPS, One stabilizer, 10 Hand held Motorola radios and 5 Battery chargers.”