The Nigerian Army on Sunday, said it had uncovered Boko Haram logistics suppliers among some charcoal dealers in Borno.
Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, disclosed that the intelligence reports indicated that some dealers in Maiduguri were hiding under the guise of firewood business to aid the boko haram insurgents.
Biu explained that this has led to a temporary ban on charcoal trading activities in order to checkmate activities of criminal elements among the dealers and not to make life difficult for firewood and charcoal users.
A temporary measure has been designed by the military to allow suppliers from other states such as Oyo, Kano, Katsina, Niger and Kaduna to supply their goods under strict supervision.
