Pictures: Sambisa Forest Getting Mopped Up By The Nigeria Army

Nigerian Army on Wednesday, September 9^th shared pictures of troops clearing Boko Haram camps near Sambisa forest.

The pictures were captioned: “Our troops are making substantial progress within the fringes of Sambisa forests.”

“Troops clearing Boko Haram enclaves along axis of advance from Bitta to Tokumbere, Borno state.”

This came a day after the military said it had made a number of arrests after they intercepted a vehicle allegedly carrying fuel and drugs for Boko Haram Islamists.

“Following…directives to troops in the northeast for a painstaking search of motorists and cargoes, troops of the 3 Division Nigerian army have intercepted and arrested some kingpins and foot soldiers of suppliers of Boko Haram terrorists with hard drugs and other stimulants,” the army said in a statement.

It said the seizure was made on Tuesday between the towns of Depchi and Geidam in Yobe state.

Besides drugs the suspects were also transporting fuel, the statement said, without saying how many people had been arrested.

The army claimed the alleged drugs find as proof the insurgents bloody quest to establish an Islamic caliphate in northeast Nigeria was a sham.