Air Force Stops Fuel Being Smuggled To Boko Haram

July 31 2015

Nigeria

The Nigerian air force has stepped up its efforts to cut Boko Haram's supply routes, reports the Daily Trust (Abuja).

More than 4,000 drums and jerry cans of petroleum products and other smuggled items have been intercepted in several villages along the border with Cameroon, according to an air force statement on Wednesday.

The interdiction operation was supported by air and water patrols along the border with Cameroon, said a service spokesman.

The air force has been...

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