Leadnaija
Some troops of the Nigerian Army have busted a fuel station which specialises in supplying petroleum products to insurgents operating in Borno State.
The troops of Operation Hadin Kai uncovered the station, where they also disrupted the large-scale supply of fuel to terrorists in Maiduguri.
A counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post said the products were intended for Boko Haram terrorists operating in the Gwoza axis and parts of Cameroon.
He wrote, “The troops busted Hadiza and Sadiq Filling Station while its operators were brazenly loading fuel into 500 jerrycans, in what authorities described as a deliberate and treacherous attempt to empower the enemies of Nigeria.”
According to Makama, sources said the troops have been on the trail of the fuel suppliers and activities of several black marketers for a while.
He said the suppliers operate with vehicles such as Gulf cars with modified tanks to deliver petrol to the terrorists.
“These products were later transferred into jerrycans and smuggled to terrorist-controlled areas.
“But on this occasion, their luck ran out. Troops stormed the scene and arrested several suspects caught in the act. During preliminary interrogation, the suspects shamelessly confessed to taking the fuel toward Pulka and the Cameroon axis, an area which harbours several terrorists from the Ali Ngulde faction,” Makama stated.
He added that the suspects, upon arrest, claimed ignorance of the identities of the clients or recipients of the products.
They said various individuals from different locations receive the products upon delivery to an agreed destination.
