Niger takes over a major weapons depot destined for Boko Haram.
Niger's National Guard presented a confiscated arms cache to regional authorities, state media reported. The arsenal was discovered on November 12 in Bonigrat, in the Diepa region in the southeast. The confiscated equipment includes:
12 RPG-7 rocket launchers;.
11 missiles;.
Other ammunition. Colonel Mehmed Daya, commander of the National Guard in Difa, explained that the soldiers found the warehouse during a patrol. After following vehicle tracks to an area covered in vegetation, the soldiers discovered a bag hidden in a bush about a kilometer southeast of Bonnigrat. According to reports, the weapon is linked to members of the Mohammedan community and is intended to be supplied to Boko Haram.