Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force operating under Sector Three in Mongunu have intercepted a suspected terrorist courier conveying Improvised Explosive Device-making materials to Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State.
A statement on Friday by the task force’s Chief Military Information Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Olaniyi Osoba said the terrorist was arrested on Thursday following a combined effort of the MNJTF and the Civilian JTF.
According to the statement, the arrested suspect, identified as Murktar Alhaji Chari confessed to transporting the materials to Damasak town in Mobbar Local Government Area for a planned attack on MNJTF troops.
