N’DJAMENA, Republic of Chad. Authorities in Chad, Nigeria’s close neighbours, on Friday announced that it had seized a large cache of ammunition meant to be smuggled into the country by Boko Haram fighters.
The weapons, which include guns and rockets, were found in a house occupied by the insurgents during a raid by security operatives in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad.
According to the authorities, the weapons were buried in the courtyard of the house.
Security sources revealed that the seized weapons were part of a larger bulk that was to be smuggled into Nigeria by Baana Fanaye, a strategist for the terrorist organisation for Northern Cameroon and Chad, who was recently arrested by security operatives. According to a state prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, around 60 suspected militants were arrested on June 27 when their hideout was raided by a combined team of operatives.
He said five officers and six militants were killed during the operation.
Despite a regional coalition led by Nigeria to strangle Boko Haram and its campaign of terror, the group has continued to kill and ravage communities in the Northern part of the country and nearby nations like Cameroon, Niger and Chad
