B’Haram drug suppliers caught with cannabis, others

The troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted some
suspected members of the Boko Haram sect believed to be
suppliers of hard drugs and other stimulants to the deadly sect.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman,
said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested
at Depchi and Geidam in Geidam Local Government Area of
Yobe State.
He said that the arrested terrorists were also involved in the
supply of fuel aside from the hard drugs in their possession.
Usman listed the drugs to include cannabis, chlorophone
substance known as Madaran suck and die, trampoline and
others .
“Following Army Headquarters directive to troops in the North-
East for a painstaking search of motorists and cargoes, troops
of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army have intercepted and
arrested some kingpins and foot soldiers of suppliers of Boko
Haram terrorists with hard drugs and other stimulants between
Depchi and Geidam, Geidam Local Government Area in northern
part of Yobe State today,” the statement read in part.
He recalled that most of the Boko Haram members captured by
the troops could not read the Holy Quran.
Usman added that some of them could not even recite the first
chapter of the Quran in spite of their claim that they had a desire
to establish an Islamic state.
He said that
troops carrying
out raids on the
hideouts of the
insurgents had
not found the
Quran or other
Islamic books
with the
insurgents.
The Acting Army
spokesman said
that the troops
had only found
“ammunition,
local charms, condoms and all sort of drugs including sex
enhancing ones in their enclave.”
Usman, who said that those arrested had made statements,
promised that the Army would continue to work towards
ensuring the security of the country.
“The Nigerian Army would continue to do its best in the fight
against terrorism and insurgency in our country in order to
make Nigeria safe and secure.
“This however, requires continuous support and cooperation of
the public. We always welcome and appreciate information that
could lead to the arrest and pre-empting the Boko Haram
terrorists and other criminal elements in the society,” he added.
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