Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has announced the capture of a Boko Haram leader whose name was not immediately disclosed, and other suspected members of the sect in the neighbouring Niger Republic. The Army said that all the captured suspects are presently undergoing interrogation in an unnamed military facility.
According to a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General. Chris Olukolade today, the breakthrough was recorded through intelligence gathering.
He said the intention of the sect leader and those arrested was to rearm from Niger Republic and launch deadly attacks on Nigerian communities.
The statement said: “The plan by a band of terrorists who relocated to Niger Republic to remobilize and rearm insurgents with the aim of carrying out fresh terrorists attacks on some Nigerian communities has been foiled.
“The leader of the group who had fled Nigeria when the terrorist camps were sacked was reportedly recruiting fresh hands and training them for renewed terrorist activities in Nigeria.
“The intention of the group is to focus its attacks on some towns around the Nigeria-Niger Republic border.”
“Intelligence operatives of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) had been on the trail of the leader until he was eventually arrested in Karanga, Niger Republic on Saturday with the cooperation of Nigerien forces.
“His other accomplices were later picked up in other villages in Nigeria. They are currently being interrogated.
A source, who spoke in confidence, added: “Investigation revealed that following their dislodgement from their camps in Nigeria, the Boko Haram leader relocated to Niger Republic with his cell members.
“While in Niger Republic, they tried to regroup and recruit more hands to be able to attack Nigerian communities. When we got intelligence report, we contacted our Nigerien counterpart. The Boko Haram suspects were trailed and their leader was captured.
“We succeeded in arresting other members of the cell and they were brought down to Nigeria from Niger.”
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Nija we are rich in Nija but we don't have the leader
For the sake of transparency ( FOI ), the identities of the persons arrested ought to be disclosed.
T
Finally some good news
May Allah saves and protect us and also gives our leaders the courage to rule us
There is no peace for the wicke…shame and dishonour shall be confounded upon them. Kudos to the MNJTF.
Pat,absolutely correct!
“I want to assure you that our God will get back to
them. Listen to me – God will get back to them – the agents of satan – and you
will know when He gets back to them. You will know – ‘Because of what happened,
look at what happened’. You will know… I said it last time concerning Boko
Haram… our God will get back. Maybe this will be the end of the whole thing.” #TBJoshua
Take that Boko boys!
remember, tb joshua said God would get back at them for what they did in the attack of the scoan building
boko haram – your days are numbered!