above and a highly sophisticated Armored Personnel Carrier from Boko
Haram members on Friday September 26th as they tried to invade
Maiduguri, the Borno state capital through Konduga.
According to reports, the sect members approached Konduga with the
tank after seeing that they were losing the gun battle with the
troops. Over 100 militants were killed and a few soldiers also lost
their lives in the battle that lasted several hours.
The captured armored tank and the Armored Personnel Carrier have been
taken to the Malmalari barracks in the state. Soldiers have since
expressed shock over the type of weaponry the sect men have. They said
this particular tank has camouflage painting that made it blend with
the area, making detection from air almost impossible. Some top
military officers say this recent weapon capture shows that the sect
is being funded by powerful people as well as having foreign links.
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