{"id":43414,"date":"2015-11-03T14:17:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T13:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=43414"},"modified":"2015-11-04T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T08:28:47","slug":"boko-haram-reveals-rocket-making-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/boko-haram-reveals-rocket-making-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram reveals rocket-making factory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released photos apparently showing
\na rocket-making factory in north-eastern Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The group has used rocket-propelled grenades in the past and many
\nNigerians have been asking where the weapons have been coming from.<\/p>\n

The photos seem to indicate that members of the group have the technical
\nknow-how to manufacture weapons.<\/p>\n

The pictures are believed to have been taken in a college in Borno state.<\/p>\n

They were sent as a Whatsapp messages to the BBC Hausa service using a
\ntelephone number from Cameroon, and have also been published on sites
\nlinked to so-called Islamic State, which Boko Haram has joined.<\/p>\n

Analysts say it looks as though the machinery is from Bama, a town in
\nnorth-eastern Nigeria recently recaptured from Boko Haram.<\/p>\n

An inscription on one of the machines shows the abbreviation of Government
\nTechnical College Bama (GTCB).<\/p>\n

The equipment appears to have been donated to the college by the
\nEducational Trust Fund (ETF) in 2005.<\/p>\n

It is not clear when the pictures were taken, or whether the equipment has
\nbeen moved from Bama.<\/p>\n

The army has recaptured most of the towns previously under Boko Haram
\ncontrol but the group still carries out frequent attacks, especially in
\nBorno State, where Bama is located.<\/p>\n

\"Boko<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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