The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through its intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the Northeastern part of the country has intercepted over 4,000 drums and jerry cans of petroleum products and other smuggled items.

A statement released yesterday by the spokesman of the Airforce; Air Commodore Dele Alonge said the items were confiscated from smugglers in Pepe, Dashin-Hausa, Belel Bilachi and Konkul villages on the Cameroon borders.

Alonge said: "The NAF was able to achieve the recent feat through its air patrol activities, covering both land and water, along the Nigeria-Cameroon boarders.

The NAF has continued to identify and destroy BHT camps and resupplies by employing surveillance and combat aircraft. Intelligence gathered revealed that these efforts have greatly strained the supply efforts of the BHT."