What this Boko Haram member was caught doing will shock you (photos)

Boko Haram suicide bomber caught with hidden explosives

– Yusuf Tasiu, the suspected suicide bomber, was arrested by troops who were on ground patrol with officials of the CJTF 

– He is currently being investigated by the Nigerian Army after he was dispossessed of the explosives by a special bomb expert 

– SK Usman, a spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, also disclosed that troops operating in Damboa recovered arms, ammunition and uniforms in an operation

Troops of 101 battalion, 7 division garrison, who were on foot patrol along with some members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), on Sunday, July 17 intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber at Sabon Gari, Jidari, Borno state.

This success was achieved hours after members of the CJTF alongside Nigerian troops weathered the storm to conquer Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest, in the state.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director of Army public relations, disclosed that the suspect, who gave his name as Yusuf Tasiu, concealed primed improvised explosive devices in a blue stabilizer casing.

 

The suspected suicide bomber

Recovered from the suspect

He was dispossessed of the explosives while a Nigeria police explosive ordnance devices expert safely detonated it.

Usman said the suicide bomber is currently being interrogated. 

He also revealed that a vigilante group at Njidari village, south-east of Damboa, conducted clearance operations against suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideout close to Ngwalimeri village, east of Bale in Borno state.

He said the vigilante group destroyed the camp and recovered one AK-47 rifle with registration number 565203224 with locally fabricated five rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition and a pair of military uniform.

The leader of the vigilante group, he said, handed over same to the headquarters of 25 task force brigade in Damboa.