A suspected member of the dreaded Boko Haram who gave his name simply as Usman, has confessed to personnel of the Security outfit of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) who arrested him today, Tuesday that so many of his colleagues are all over the place in the capital city.
A statement issued by the spokesman of the AMAC Marshal Kingsley Madaki, Tuesday night in Abuja, said the suspect was apprehended at exactly 4:30pm today, Tuesday at Utako market shortly after he arrived the premises “with a Qur’an and a chaplet on his neck while trying to lobby people in the market.”
The statement said the suspected Boko Haram member “confessed that there are so many of his coleagues out there in he city who are out to unleash mayhem on the innocent residents.”
Madaki, who called on the residents of the FCT and the AMAC residents especially to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to AMAC Marshal Personnel, said that the organization is out to ensure the safety of property and lives of the residents.
While handing over the suspect to the Nigerian Army of Mabila Barack at the Berger Nisiwe, the Marshal General of AMAC Marshal, Kasimm Isyaku Chicha, said the AMAC Marshal would assist the conventional security agencies in the council.
He called on the residents to be careful and stay at alert at every point in time, adding that the AMAC will always do everything possible to protect AMAC residents. He commended the effort of the council chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido for creating the Security outfit all for the security of the council.
The Nigeria Army at the weekend had invaded Camp Zero, the last Boko Haram stronghold in Sambisa Forest, leading to the fleing of the dreaded group.
Recall also that a similar suspected member of the sect was arrested in Lagos yesterday, Monday. [myad]
