SECURITY BREAK: Major Boko Haram Recruiter Nabbed
A major recruiter for the dreaded
Boko Haram sect has been arrested
in Borno, an official has said.
It was said that Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps, arrested
the 56-year-old Boko Haram
kingpin in Aski Uba area of the
troubled Borno state.
The Commandant of the NSCDC in
Borno, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated
this in an interview with NAN.
He said, “Our men have made
remarkable progress by arresting a
Boko Haram kingpin.
The notorious kingpin was said to
be a recruiter as well as supplier of
arms and IEDs to Boko Haram
terrorists.
“He confessed that his three
children were also arrow heads of
the Boko Haram sect.”
Mr. Abdullahi said the command
had since handed over the suspect
to the army for further
investigation.
According to reports, Boko Haram
insurgency has caused the death of
over 20,000 in Northern Nigeria
since 2009.
Recent successes by the Nigerian
military have led to the recovery of
territory initially seized by the
insurgents in the North East.
Nigerian soldiers are still battling
them on all fronts.
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