Troops destroy bread factory at ISWAP hideout in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have discovered a bread factory at a hideout of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno.

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the factory was discovered on April 21.

The publication said the factory was established at Maisani, Timbuktu Triangle in Damboa LGA of the state.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the bread factory was destroyed by troops of Operation Lake Sanity III, Operation Hadin Kai.

The sources said the operation lasted for one week with several terrorists killed, adding that most of them were dislodged from their hideouts.

One source added that the troops recovered “Lister generating plants, 1 baking machine and several baking materials” from the scene.

On April 21, troops discovered a factory where ISWAP fighters manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Abulam-BUK, Damboa LGA of Borno state.