Cape Town - The Nigerian military has captured key leaders of the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram and recovered a cache of weapons, the Daily Post newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Troops deployed to Borno and Yobe, two northern states that have been placed under a state of emergency since May 14, uncovered several camps that the insurgents had built in the forests.
“The team discovered various weapons, including rockets and locally fabricated weapon accessories captured in the forest,” military spokesperson Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said in a statement.
The task force also recovered “a large number of materials to make improvised explosive devices, laptops, mobile communication equipment, as well as locally made rockets and rocket launchers”, according to Olukolade.
Olukolade did not disclose how many insurgents were arrested or their names. - Sapa-dpa