At least six suspected Boko Haram members who confessed to be
indigenes of Borno State and who disclosed that they fled Bama, Baga and
Konduga local government council areas of Borno State, following
military operations against insurgents have been arrested.
The suspected terrorists were reportedly nabbed over the weekend by
a Civilian Joint Task Force at different locations in Lagos and the six
insurgents gave their names as Ibrahim Ali, Abubakar Ahmed, Babagana
Blam Ali, Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim Mohammed and Adams.
Head of the civilian Joint Task Force, the Mai- Kanuribe of Lagos
and Seriki Hausawa of Ijora Kingdom, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed, while
briefing journalists on how the suspected terrorists were arrested
informed that Ibrahim Ali and Babagana Blam Ali, who hail from Bama and
Konduga local government areas respectively, were arrested based on
intelligence at Isheri-Ojodu Berger, while Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim
Mohammed both from Bama and Abubakar Ahmed of Baga council areas, were
apprehended at a hideout in Victoria Island.
Mustapha, the Seriki of Hausawa of Ijora Kingdom said the sixth
suspect, Adam was apprehended close to a church in Festac Town and also
noted that his group of Task Force members which has been in operation
for the past five years was spread across 57 local government areas in
Lagos and Ogun states in a bid to nip the activities of the terrorist
group in the bud.
“One of their leaders that was hiding at a church in FESTAC town
was arrested and handed over to security agents. You know we are from
Borno State where these people also hail from and we know their
communities. Our people back home do monitor them, and once they leave
Maiduguri, we would be alerted so that we can be on the lookout.
“Once they arrive any community in Lagos, our members are always on
ground to fish them out base on intelligence report and once they are
arrested, we hand them over to security agencies for further
investigation and prosecution”, the traditional head of the Kanuris in
Lagos explained”. Mustapha said.
He also informed that the arrested suspects based on the directives
of security operatives had been sent back to Borno State yesterday
morning before the arrival of newsmen.
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