The arrest of the kingpins was said to have been made by troops of the 3 Battalion of 22 Task Force Brigade.
They were picked up in Rann, Kala-Balge Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State following a tipoff.
According to military sources, the troops, working on such tipoff from the people in the area, conducted a thorough search leading to the arrest of the kingpins.
Names of the arrested terrorists were given as Umara Mai Gyaran Rediyo, a radio technician, Umaru Mai Nama, a cattle herding and sales specialist, Alifa Makinta, a specialist in stealing foodstuffs, and Balu Jugudum, a jewelry thief.
The suspects are said to be currently undergoing interrogation. [myad]
